AlphaLinux mediawiki http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.31.7 first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk AlphaLinux AlphaLinux talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk 0 1 1 2014-12-08T15:51:53Z MediaWiki default 0 wikitext text/x-wiki <strong>MediaWiki has been successfully installed.</strong> Consult the [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software. == Getting started == * [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list] * [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ] * [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list] * [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Localisation#Translation_resources Localise MediaWiki for your language] 8e0aa2f2a7829587801db67d0424d9b447e09867 2 1 2014-12-10T13:50:54Z Gareth 1 wikitext text/x-wiki == News == <strong>[10 Dec 2014] New alphalinux.net website launched</strong> The AlphaLinux.net website is intended to provide resources for Alpha processor operating systems; in particular Linux on Alpha. The content is under development, but there are plans to include content formerly hosted at www.alphalinux.org. There are many good reasons for keeping Alpha content available, whether or not the Alpha architecture is a primary platform for running Linux nowadays: <ul> <li>Alpha hardware is still run by real organisations doing real work. It is still supported hardware for users running OpenVMS.</li> <li>We wouldn't throw away data about our favourite 8-bit home microcomputers, even though they are now used only by hobbyists, so why should we throw away information about Alpha?</li> <li>Retro computing - it's a bit like owning a classic car but is cheaper (normally) and takes up less space!</li> </ul> You can still view the old alphalinux.org site using archive.org. The last copy of the site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10 Sep 2014]. I intend to make copies of the downloadable content. If you contributed content for alphalinux.org in the past then you are very welcome to resubmit it to this site! == Active Linux distributions == These are the distributions that still list Alpha as a supported architecture. This is not a complete list. {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |[http://www.gentoo.org/ Gentoo Linux] |Supported as of 10 Nov 2014. |- |} === Debian Linux === "The Alpha port is no longer officially supported in the Debian stable release. The last release with official Alpha support was Debian 5.0 "lenny". <ref>Debian -- Alpha Port http://www.debian.org/ports/alpha/</ref> However, the online package files for this release are still hosted online. If you try to download the Alpha port from the normal Debian mirrors, you will not find it. To download it go to the [http://archive.debian.org/ Debian Archive site]. Debian packages can still be downloaded and installed from within <tt>apt-get</tt> by adding the following to <tt>/etc/apt/sources.list</tt>: <pre> deb http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free </pre> Also install the signing keys: <pre> apt-get install debian-archive-keyring </pre> An example of a package directory is: http://archive.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/lxdoom/ == Discontinued Linux distributions == {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |Debian |Not supported. Last supported version was 5.0. However, the online package files are still hosted by Debian. |- |Redhat |Not supported. |- |} == Non-Linux operating systems for Alpha == This list is incomplete. {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Support status |- |FreeBSD |No longer supported. |- |NetBSD |Supported as of [http://www.netbsd.org/releases/formal-6/NetBSD-6.1.5.html version 6.1.5], 22 Sep 2014. |- |OpenBSD |Supported as of [http://www.openbsd.org/56.html version 5.6], released on 1 Nov 2014. |- |OpenVMS |Supported. You can get hobbyist licenses for it. |- |Tru64 (formerly Digital UNIX) |No longer supported. End of standard support was 31 Dec 2012. <ref>"HP Tru64 UNIX Alpha Lifecycle Chart" http://www.hp.com/softwarereleases/releases-media2/notices/HP_Tru64_UNIX_Alpha_Lifecycle_Chart.pdf</ref> |- |UNICOS/mk (Cray supercomputers) |Unknown. (Mentioned for interest because the Alpha architecture was used in the Cray T3E supercomputer.) |- |Windows NT 4.0 |No longer supported. |- |Windows 2000 RC? |No longer supported. |- |} == The Future of Alpha == <ul> <li>The OpenVMS operating system has now been relaunched under a new company [http://www.vmssoftware.com/ VMS Software Inc.]</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use.</li> </ul> === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> == Alpha History == [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> </ul> == Credits == <ul> <li>Thanks to [http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling me a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> </ul> == Disclaimer == Your use of any information or data on this website or linked to by it is entirely at your own risk. There are no guarantees that the information provided here is correct. Files available to download may not have been verified as being correct, virus-free, or suitable for your purposes. Some content may be copyrighted by other people or organisations. A lack of copyright or legal information on this website should not be taken to imply that no such copyright exists. Anyone using or downloading content from this website or linked to by it should first ensure that they are legally allowed to use that content, and that they accept any license terms. == References == <references /> 52d4d5f7a46a8c6a725bcaaaf50169dd1e410ecc 3 2 2014-12-10T14:16:26Z Gareth 1 wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of Linux to the Alpha architecture. Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[10 Dec 2014] New alphalinux.net website launched</strong> The AlphaLinux.net website is intended to provide resources for Alpha processor operating systems; in particular Linux on Alpha. The content is under development, but there are plans to include content formerly hosted at www.alphalinux.org. There are many good reasons for keeping Alpha content available, whether or not the Alpha architecture is a primary platform for running Linux nowadays: <ul> <li>Alpha hardware is still run by real organisations doing real work. It is still supported hardware for users running OpenVMS.</li> <li>We wouldn't throw away data about our favourite 8-bit home microcomputers, even though they are now used only by hobbyists, so why should we throw away information about Alpha?</li> <li>Retro computing - it's a bit like owning a classic car but is cheaper (normally) and takes up less space!</li> </ul> You can still view the old alphalinux.org site using archive.org. The last copy of the site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10 Sep 2014]. I intend to make copies of the downloadable content. If you contributed content for alphalinux.org in the past then you are very welcome to resubmit it to this site! == Active Linux distributions == These are the distributions that still list Alpha as a supported architecture. This is not a complete list. {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |[http://www.gentoo.org/ Gentoo Linux] |Supported as of 10 Nov 2014. |- |} === Debian Linux === "The Alpha port is no longer officially supported in the Debian stable release. The last release with official Alpha support was Debian 5.0 "lenny". <ref>Debian -- Alpha Port http://www.debian.org/ports/alpha/</ref> However, the online package files for this release are still hosted online. If you try to download the Alpha port from the normal Debian mirrors, you will not find it. To download it go to the [http://archive.debian.org/ Debian Archive site]. Debian packages can still be downloaded and installed from within <tt>apt-get</tt> by adding the following to <tt>/etc/apt/sources.list</tt>: <pre> deb http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free </pre> Also install the signing keys: <pre> apt-get install debian-archive-keyring </pre> An example of a package directory is: http://archive.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/lxdoom/ == Discontinued Linux distributions == {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |Debian |Not supported. Last supported version was 5.0. However, the online package files are still hosted by Debian. |- |Redhat |Not supported. |- |} == Non-Linux operating systems for Alpha == This list is incomplete. {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Support status |- |FreeBSD |No longer supported. |- |NetBSD |Supported as of [http://www.netbsd.org/releases/formal-6/NetBSD-6.1.5.html version 6.1.5], 22 Sep 2014. |- |OpenBSD |Supported as of [http://www.openbsd.org/56.html version 5.6], released on 1 Nov 2014. |- |OpenVMS |Supported. You can get hobbyist licenses for it. |- |Tru64 (formerly Digital UNIX) |No longer supported. End of standard support was 31 Dec 2012. <ref>"HP Tru64 UNIX Alpha Lifecycle Chart" http://www.hp.com/softwarereleases/releases-media2/notices/HP_Tru64_UNIX_Alpha_Lifecycle_Chart.pdf</ref> |- |UNICOS/mk (Cray supercomputers) |Unknown. (Mentioned for interest because the Alpha architecture was used in the Cray T3E supercomputer.) |- |Windows NT 4.0 |No longer supported. |- |Windows 2000 RC? |No longer supported. |- |} == The Future of Alpha == <ul> <li>The OpenVMS operating system has now been relaunched under a new company [http://www.vmssoftware.com/ VMS Software Inc.]</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use.</li> </ul> === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> == Alpha History == [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> </ul> == Credits == <ul> <li>Thanks to [http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling me a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> </ul> == Disclaimer == Your use of any information or data on this website or linked to by it is entirely at your own risk. There are no guarantees that the information provided here is correct. Files available to download may not have been verified as being correct, virus-free, or suitable for your purposes. Some content may be copyrighted by other people or organisations. A lack of copyright or legal information on this website should not be taken to imply that no such copyright exists. Anyone using or downloading content from this website or linked to by it should first ensure that they are legally allowed to use that content, and that they accept any license terms. == References == <references /> ba994b911e4a042aa9d8b870ffdea3ebbd0e6f9b 4 3 2014-12-10T15:18:27Z Gareth 1 Added SCSI2SD information, and reordered some sections. wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of Linux to the Alpha architecture. Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[10 Dec 2014] New alphalinux.net website launched</strong> The AlphaLinux.net website is intended to provide resources for Alpha processor operating systems; in particular Linux on Alpha. The content is under development, but there are plans to include content formerly hosted at www.alphalinux.org. There are many good reasons for keeping Alpha content available, whether or not the Alpha architecture is a primary platform for running Linux nowadays: <ul> <li>Alpha hardware is still run by real organisations doing real work. It is still supported hardware for users running OpenVMS.</li> <li>We wouldn't throw away data about our favourite 8-bit home microcomputers, even though they are now used only by hobbyists, so why should we throw away information about Alpha?</li> <li>Retro computing - it's a bit like owning a classic car but is cheaper (normally) and takes up less space!</li> </ul> You can still view the old alphalinux.org site using archive.org. The last copy of the site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10 Sep 2014]. I intend to make copies of the downloadable content. If you contributed content for alphalinux.org in the past then you are very welcome to resubmit it to this site! == The Future of Alpha == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is now retro(!), it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [http://www.codesrc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=SCSI2SD SCSI2SD] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The SCSI2SD card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoid questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. More details will be published soon. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Active Linux distributions == These are the distributions that still list Alpha as a supported architecture. This is not a complete list. {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |[http://www.gentoo.org/ Gentoo Linux] |Supported as of 10 Nov 2014. |- |} === Debian Linux === "The Alpha port is no longer officially supported in the Debian stable release. The last release with official Alpha support was Debian 5.0 "lenny". <ref>Debian -- Alpha Port http://www.debian.org/ports/alpha/</ref> However, the online package files for this release are still hosted online. If you try to download the Alpha port from the normal Debian mirrors, you will not find it. To download it go to the [http://archive.debian.org/ Debian Archive site]. Debian packages can still be downloaded and installed from within <tt>apt-get</tt> by adding the following to <tt>/etc/apt/sources.list</tt>: <pre> deb http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free </pre> Also install the signing keys: <pre> apt-get install debian-archive-keyring </pre> An example of a package directory is: http://archive.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/lxdoom/ == Discontinued Linux distributions == {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |Debian |Not supported. Last supported version was 5.0. However, the online package files are still hosted by Debian. |- |Redhat |Not supported. |- |} == Non-Linux operating systems for Alpha == This list is incomplete. {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Support status |- |FreeBSD |No longer supported. |- |NetBSD |Supported as of [http://www.netbsd.org/releases/formal-6/NetBSD-6.1.5.html version 6.1.5], 22 Sep 2014. |- |OpenBSD |Supported as of [http://www.openbsd.org/56.html version 5.6], released on 1 Nov 2014. |- |OpenVMS |Supported. You can get hobbyist licenses for it. The OpenVMS operating system has now been relaunched under its own company: [http://www.vmssoftware.com/ VMS Software Inc.] |- |Tru64 (formerly Digital UNIX) |No longer supported. End of standard support was 31 Dec 2012. <ref>"HP Tru64 UNIX Alpha Lifecycle Chart" http://www.hp.com/softwarereleases/releases-media2/notices/HP_Tru64_UNIX_Alpha_Lifecycle_Chart.pdf</ref> |- |UNICOS/mk (Cray supercomputers) |Unknown. (Mentioned for interest because the Alpha architecture was used in the Cray T3E supercomputer.) |- |Windows NT 4.0 |No longer supported. |- |Windows 2000 RC? |No longer supported. |- |} == Alpha History == [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> </ul> == Credits == <ul> <li>Thanks to [http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling me a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> </ul> == Disclaimer == Your use of any information or data on this website or linked to by it is entirely at your own risk. There are no guarantees that the information provided here is correct. Files available to download may not have been verified as being correct, virus-free, or suitable for your purposes. Some content may be copyrighted by other people or organisations. A lack of copyright or legal information on this website should not be taken to imply that no such copyright exists. Anyone using or downloading content from this website or linked to by it should first ensure that they are legally allowed to use that content, and that they accept any license terms. == References == <references /> e49047ae5c8bb8a857c18360f8e6d431b6a3eeff 5 4 2014-12-10T15:20:43Z Gareth 1 /* SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing */ wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of Linux to the Alpha architecture. Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[10 Dec 2014] New alphalinux.net website launched</strong> The AlphaLinux.net website is intended to provide resources for Alpha processor operating systems; in particular Linux on Alpha. The content is under development, but there are plans to include content formerly hosted at www.alphalinux.org. There are many good reasons for keeping Alpha content available, whether or not the Alpha architecture is a primary platform for running Linux nowadays: <ul> <li>Alpha hardware is still run by real organisations doing real work. It is still supported hardware for users running OpenVMS.</li> <li>We wouldn't throw away data about our favourite 8-bit home microcomputers, even though they are now used only by hobbyists, so why should we throw away information about Alpha?</li> <li>Retro computing - it's a bit like owning a classic car but is cheaper (normally) and takes up less space!</li> </ul> You can still view the old alphalinux.org site using archive.org. The last copy of the site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10 Sep 2014]. I intend to make copies of the downloadable content. If you contributed content for alphalinux.org in the past then you are very welcome to resubmit it to this site! == The Future of Alpha == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [http://www.codesrc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=SCSI2SD SCSI2SD] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The SCSI2SD card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoid questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. More details will be published soon. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Active Linux distributions == These are the distributions that still list Alpha as a supported architecture. This is not a complete list. {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |[http://www.gentoo.org/ Gentoo Linux] |Supported as of 10 Nov 2014. |- |} === Debian Linux === "The Alpha port is no longer officially supported in the Debian stable release. The last release with official Alpha support was Debian 5.0 "lenny". <ref>Debian -- Alpha Port http://www.debian.org/ports/alpha/</ref> However, the online package files for this release are still hosted online. If you try to download the Alpha port from the normal Debian mirrors, you will not find it. To download it go to the [http://archive.debian.org/ Debian Archive site]. Debian packages can still be downloaded and installed from within <tt>apt-get</tt> by adding the following to <tt>/etc/apt/sources.list</tt>: <pre> deb http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free </pre> Also install the signing keys: <pre> apt-get install debian-archive-keyring </pre> An example of a package directory is: http://archive.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/lxdoom/ == Discontinued Linux distributions == {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |Debian |Not supported. Last supported version was 5.0. However, the online package files are still hosted by Debian. |- |Redhat |Not supported. |- |} == Non-Linux operating systems for Alpha == This list is incomplete. {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Support status |- |FreeBSD |No longer supported. |- |NetBSD |Supported as of [http://www.netbsd.org/releases/formal-6/NetBSD-6.1.5.html version 6.1.5], 22 Sep 2014. |- |OpenBSD |Supported as of [http://www.openbsd.org/56.html version 5.6], released on 1 Nov 2014. |- |OpenVMS |Supported. You can get hobbyist licenses for it. The OpenVMS operating system has now been relaunched under its own company: [http://www.vmssoftware.com/ VMS Software Inc.] |- |Tru64 (formerly Digital UNIX) |No longer supported. End of standard support was 31 Dec 2012. <ref>"HP Tru64 UNIX Alpha Lifecycle Chart" http://www.hp.com/softwarereleases/releases-media2/notices/HP_Tru64_UNIX_Alpha_Lifecycle_Chart.pdf</ref> |- |UNICOS/mk (Cray supercomputers) |Unknown. (Mentioned for interest because the Alpha architecture was used in the Cray T3E supercomputer.) |- |Windows NT 4.0 |No longer supported. |- |Windows 2000 RC? |No longer supported. |- |} == Alpha History == [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> </ul> == Credits == <ul> <li>Thanks to [http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling me a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> </ul> == Disclaimer == Your use of any information or data on this website or linked to by it is entirely at your own risk. There are no guarantees that the information provided here is correct. Files available to download may not have been verified as being correct, virus-free, or suitable for your purposes. Some content may be copyrighted by other people or organisations. A lack of copyright or legal information on this website should not be taken to imply that no such copyright exists. Anyone using or downloading content from this website or linked to by it should first ensure that they are legally allowed to use that content, and that they accept any license terms. == References == <references /> 14509a52bac7a2cef1a6087d892d0f595a89f9d4 6 5 2014-12-10T15:28:01Z Gareth 1 /* News */ wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of Linux to the Alpha architecture. Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[10 Dec 2014] New alphalinux.net website launched</strong> The AlphaLinux.net website is intended to provide resources for Alpha processor operating systems; in particular Linux on Alpha. The content is under development, but there are plans to include content formerly hosted at www.alphalinux.org. There are many good reasons for keeping Alpha content available, whether or not the Alpha architecture is a primary platform for running Linux nowadays: <ul> <li>Alpha hardware is still run by real organisations doing real work. It is still supported hardware for users running OpenVMS.</li> <li>We wouldn't throw away data about our favourite 8-bit home microcomputers, even though they are now used only by hobbyists, so why should we throw away information about Alpha?</li> <li>Retro computing - it's a bit like owning a classic car but is cheaper (normally) and takes up less space!</li> </ul> You can still view the old alphalinux.org site using archive.org. The last copy of the site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10 Sep 2014]. I hope to make copies of the downloadable content. If you contributed content for alphalinux.org in the past then you are very welcome to resubmit it to this site! == The Future of Alpha == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [http://www.codesrc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=SCSI2SD SCSI2SD] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The SCSI2SD card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoid questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. More details will be published soon. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Active Linux distributions == These are the distributions that still list Alpha as a supported architecture. This is not a complete list. {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |[http://www.gentoo.org/ Gentoo Linux] |Supported as of 10 Nov 2014. |- |} === Debian Linux === "The Alpha port is no longer officially supported in the Debian stable release. The last release with official Alpha support was Debian 5.0 "lenny". <ref>Debian -- Alpha Port http://www.debian.org/ports/alpha/</ref> However, the online package files for this release are still hosted online. If you try to download the Alpha port from the normal Debian mirrors, you will not find it. To download it go to the [http://archive.debian.org/ Debian Archive site]. Debian packages can still be downloaded and installed from within <tt>apt-get</tt> by adding the following to <tt>/etc/apt/sources.list</tt>: <pre> deb http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free </pre> Also install the signing keys: <pre> apt-get install debian-archive-keyring </pre> An example of a package directory is: http://archive.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/lxdoom/ == Discontinued Linux distributions == {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |Debian |Not supported. Last supported version was 5.0. However, the online package files are still hosted by Debian. |- |Redhat |Not supported. |- |} == Non-Linux operating systems for Alpha == This list is incomplete. {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Support status |- |FreeBSD |No longer supported. |- |NetBSD |Supported as of [http://www.netbsd.org/releases/formal-6/NetBSD-6.1.5.html version 6.1.5], 22 Sep 2014. |- |OpenBSD |Supported as of [http://www.openbsd.org/56.html version 5.6], released on 1 Nov 2014. |- |OpenVMS |Supported. You can get hobbyist licenses for it. The OpenVMS operating system has now been relaunched under its own company: [http://www.vmssoftware.com/ VMS Software Inc.] |- |Tru64 (formerly Digital UNIX) |No longer supported. End of standard support was 31 Dec 2012. <ref>"HP Tru64 UNIX Alpha Lifecycle Chart" http://www.hp.com/softwarereleases/releases-media2/notices/HP_Tru64_UNIX_Alpha_Lifecycle_Chart.pdf</ref> |- |UNICOS/mk (Cray supercomputers) |Unknown. (Mentioned for interest because the Alpha architecture was used in the Cray T3E supercomputer.) |- |Windows NT 4.0 |No longer supported. |- |Windows 2000 RC? |No longer supported. |- |} == Alpha History == [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> </ul> == Credits == <ul> <li>Thanks to [http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling me a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> </ul> == Disclaimer == Your use of any information or data on this website or linked to by it is entirely at your own risk. There are no guarantees that the information provided here is correct. Files available to download may not have been verified as being correct, virus-free, or suitable for your purposes. Some content may be copyrighted by other people or organisations. A lack of copyright or legal information on this website should not be taken to imply that no such copyright exists. Anyone using or downloading content from this website or linked to by it should first ensure that they are legally allowed to use that content, and that they accept any license terms. == References == <references /> fd7696391cea3821814826f616a3fa9a1252f4bf 7 6 2014-12-10T18:48:29Z Gareth 1 /* Supercomputers */ wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of Linux to the Alpha architecture. Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[10 Dec 2014] New alphalinux.net website launched</strong> The AlphaLinux.net website is intended to provide resources for Alpha processor operating systems; in particular Linux on Alpha. The content is under development, but there are plans to include content formerly hosted at www.alphalinux.org. There are many good reasons for keeping Alpha content available, whether or not the Alpha architecture is a primary platform for running Linux nowadays: <ul> <li>Alpha hardware is still run by real organisations doing real work. It is still supported hardware for users running OpenVMS.</li> <li>We wouldn't throw away data about our favourite 8-bit home microcomputers, even though they are now used only by hobbyists, so why should we throw away information about Alpha?</li> <li>Retro computing - it's a bit like owning a classic car but is cheaper (normally) and takes up less space!</li> </ul> You can still view the old alphalinux.org site using archive.org. The last copy of the site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10 Sep 2014]. I hope to make copies of the downloadable content. If you contributed content for alphalinux.org in the past then you are very welcome to resubmit it to this site! == The Future of Alpha == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [http://www.codesrc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=SCSI2SD SCSI2SD] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The SCSI2SD card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoid questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. More details will be published soon. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Active Linux distributions == These are the distributions that still list Alpha as a supported architecture. This is not a complete list. {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |[http://www.gentoo.org/ Gentoo Linux] |Supported as of 10 Nov 2014. |- |} === Debian Linux === "The Alpha port is no longer officially supported in the Debian stable release. The last release with official Alpha support was Debian 5.0 "lenny". <ref>Debian -- Alpha Port http://www.debian.org/ports/alpha/</ref> However, the online package files for this release are still hosted online. If you try to download the Alpha port from the normal Debian mirrors, you will not find it. To download it go to the [http://archive.debian.org/ Debian Archive site]. Debian packages can still be downloaded and installed from within <tt>apt-get</tt> by adding the following to <tt>/etc/apt/sources.list</tt>: <pre> deb http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free </pre> Also install the signing keys: <pre> apt-get install debian-archive-keyring </pre> An example of a package directory is: http://archive.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/lxdoom/ == Discontinued Linux distributions == {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |Debian |Not supported. Last supported version was 5.0. However, the online package files are still hosted by Debian. |- |Redhat |Not supported. |- |} == Non-Linux operating systems for Alpha == This list is incomplete. {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Support status |- |FreeBSD |No longer supported. |- |NetBSD |Supported as of [http://www.netbsd.org/releases/formal-6/NetBSD-6.1.5.html version 6.1.5], 22 Sep 2014. |- |OpenBSD |Supported as of [http://www.openbsd.org/56.html version 5.6], released on 1 Nov 2014. |- |OpenVMS |Supported. You can get hobbyist licenses for it. The OpenVMS operating system has now been relaunched under its own company: [http://www.vmssoftware.com/ VMS Software Inc.] |- |Tru64 (formerly Digital UNIX) |No longer supported. End of standard support was 31 Dec 2012. <ref>"HP Tru64 UNIX Alpha Lifecycle Chart" http://www.hp.com/softwarereleases/releases-media2/notices/HP_Tru64_UNIX_Alpha_Lifecycle_Chart.pdf</ref> |- |UNICOS/mk (Cray supercomputers) |Unknown. (Mentioned for interest because the Alpha architecture was used in the Cray T3E supercomputer.) |- |Windows NT 4.0 |No longer supported. |- |Windows 2000 RC? |No longer supported. |- |} == Alpha History == [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Credits == <ul> <li>Thanks to [http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling me a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> </ul> == Disclaimer == Your use of any information or data on this website or linked to by it is entirely at your own risk. There are no guarantees that the information provided here is correct. Files available to download may not have been verified as being correct, virus-free, or suitable for your purposes. Some content may be copyrighted by other people or organisations. A lack of copyright or legal information on this website should not be taken to imply that no such copyright exists. Anyone using or downloading content from this website or linked to by it should first ensure that they are legally allowed to use that content, and that they accept any license terms. == References == <references /> 310fed4c39e3fa43ed3206e66d53f65ddf4e72b5 11 7 2014-12-10T20:59:10Z Gareth 1 wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of Linux to the Alpha architecture. Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[10 Dec 2014] New alphalinux.net website launched</strong> The AlphaLinux.net website is intended to provide resources for Alpha processor operating systems; in particular Linux on Alpha. The content is under development, but there are plans to include content formerly hosted at www.alphalinux.org. There are many good reasons for keeping Alpha content available, whether or not the Alpha architecture is a primary platform for running Linux nowadays: <ul> <li>Alpha hardware is still run by real organisations doing real work. It is still supported hardware for users running OpenVMS.</li> <li>We wouldn't throw away data about our favourite 8-bit home microcomputers, even though they are now used only by hobbyists, so why should we throw away information about Alpha?</li> <li>Retro computing - it's a bit like owning a classic car but is cheaper (normally) and takes up less space!</li> </ul> You can still view the old alphalinux.org site using archive.org. The last copy of the site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10 Sep 2014]. I hope to make copies of the downloadable content. If you contributed content for alphalinux.org in the past then you are very welcome to resubmit it to this site! == The Future of Alpha == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [[SCSI2SD]] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The SCSI2SD card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoid questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Active Linux distributions == These are the distributions that still list Alpha as a supported architecture. This is not a complete list. {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |[http://www.gentoo.org/ Gentoo Linux] |Supported as of 10 Nov 2014. |- |} === Debian Linux === "The Alpha port is no longer officially supported in the Debian stable release. The last release with official Alpha support was Debian 5.0 "lenny". <ref>Debian -- Alpha Port http://www.debian.org/ports/alpha/</ref> However, the online package files for this release are still hosted online. If you try to download the Alpha port from the normal Debian mirrors, you will not find it. To download it go to the [http://archive.debian.org/ Debian Archive site]. Debian packages can still be downloaded and installed from within <tt>apt-get</tt> by adding the following to <tt>/etc/apt/sources.list</tt>: <pre> deb http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free </pre> Also install the signing keys: <pre> apt-get install debian-archive-keyring </pre> An example of a package directory is: http://archive.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/lxdoom/ == Discontinued Linux distributions == {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |Debian |Not supported. Last supported version was 5.0. However, the online package files are still hosted by Debian. |- |Redhat |Not supported. |- |} == Non-Linux operating systems for Alpha == This list is incomplete. {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Support status |- |FreeBSD |No longer supported. |- |NetBSD |Supported as of [http://www.netbsd.org/releases/formal-6/NetBSD-6.1.5.html version 6.1.5], 22 Sep 2014. |- |OpenBSD |Supported as of [http://www.openbsd.org/56.html version 5.6], released on 1 Nov 2014. |- |OpenVMS |Supported. You can get hobbyist licenses for it. The OpenVMS operating system has now been relaunched under its own company: [http://www.vmssoftware.com/ VMS Software Inc.] |- |Tru64 (formerly Digital UNIX) |No longer supported. End of standard support was 31 Dec 2012. <ref>"HP Tru64 UNIX Alpha Lifecycle Chart" http://www.hp.com/softwarereleases/releases-media2/notices/HP_Tru64_UNIX_Alpha_Lifecycle_Chart.pdf</ref> |- |UNICOS/mk (Cray supercomputers) |Unknown. (Mentioned for interest because the Alpha architecture was used in the Cray T3E supercomputer.) |- |Windows NT 4.0 |No longer supported. |- |Windows 2000 RC? |No longer supported. |- |} == Alpha History == [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Credits == <ul> <li>Thanks to [http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling me a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> </ul> == Disclaimer == Your use of any information or data on this website or linked to by it is entirely at your own risk. There are no guarantees that the information provided here is correct. Files available to download may not have been verified as being correct, virus-free, or suitable for your purposes. Some content may be copyrighted by other people or organisations. A lack of copyright or legal information on this website should not be taken to imply that no such copyright exists. Anyone using or downloading content from this website or linked to by it should first ensure that they are legally allowed to use that content, and that they accept any license terms. == References == <references /> 84d7ae5064b2fb9e890dd862cca0daeada1435a2 12 11 2014-12-10T20:59:42Z Gareth 1 /* SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing */ wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of Linux to the Alpha architecture. Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[10 Dec 2014] New alphalinux.net website launched</strong> The AlphaLinux.net website is intended to provide resources for Alpha processor operating systems; in particular Linux on Alpha. The content is under development, but there are plans to include content formerly hosted at www.alphalinux.org. There are many good reasons for keeping Alpha content available, whether or not the Alpha architecture is a primary platform for running Linux nowadays: <ul> <li>Alpha hardware is still run by real organisations doing real work. It is still supported hardware for users running OpenVMS.</li> <li>We wouldn't throw away data about our favourite 8-bit home microcomputers, even though they are now used only by hobbyists, so why should we throw away information about Alpha?</li> <li>Retro computing - it's a bit like owning a classic car but is cheaper (normally) and takes up less space!</li> </ul> You can still view the old alphalinux.org site using archive.org. The last copy of the site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10 Sep 2014]. I hope to make copies of the downloadable content. If you contributed content for alphalinux.org in the past then you are very welcome to resubmit it to this site! == The Future of Alpha == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [[SCSI2SD]] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The [[SCSI2SD]] card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoid questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Active Linux distributions == These are the distributions that still list Alpha as a supported architecture. This is not a complete list. {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |[http://www.gentoo.org/ Gentoo Linux] |Supported as of 10 Nov 2014. |- |} === Debian Linux === "The Alpha port is no longer officially supported in the Debian stable release. The last release with official Alpha support was Debian 5.0 "lenny". <ref>Debian -- Alpha Port http://www.debian.org/ports/alpha/</ref> However, the online package files for this release are still hosted online. If you try to download the Alpha port from the normal Debian mirrors, you will not find it. To download it go to the [http://archive.debian.org/ Debian Archive site]. Debian packages can still be downloaded and installed from within <tt>apt-get</tt> by adding the following to <tt>/etc/apt/sources.list</tt>: <pre> deb http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free </pre> Also install the signing keys: <pre> apt-get install debian-archive-keyring </pre> An example of a package directory is: http://archive.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/lxdoom/ == Discontinued Linux distributions == {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |Debian |Not supported. Last supported version was 5.0. However, the online package files are still hosted by Debian. |- |Redhat |Not supported. |- |} == Non-Linux operating systems for Alpha == This list is incomplete. {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Support status |- |FreeBSD |No longer supported. |- |NetBSD |Supported as of [http://www.netbsd.org/releases/formal-6/NetBSD-6.1.5.html version 6.1.5], 22 Sep 2014. |- |OpenBSD |Supported as of [http://www.openbsd.org/56.html version 5.6], released on 1 Nov 2014. |- |OpenVMS |Supported. You can get hobbyist licenses for it. The OpenVMS operating system has now been relaunched under its own company: [http://www.vmssoftware.com/ VMS Software Inc.] |- |Tru64 (formerly Digital UNIX) |No longer supported. End of standard support was 31 Dec 2012. <ref>"HP Tru64 UNIX Alpha Lifecycle Chart" http://www.hp.com/softwarereleases/releases-media2/notices/HP_Tru64_UNIX_Alpha_Lifecycle_Chart.pdf</ref> |- |UNICOS/mk (Cray supercomputers) |Unknown. (Mentioned for interest because the Alpha architecture was used in the Cray T3E supercomputer.) |- |Windows NT 4.0 |No longer supported. |- |Windows 2000 RC? |No longer supported. |- |} == Alpha History == [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Credits == <ul> <li>Thanks to [http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling me a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> </ul> == Disclaimer == Your use of any information or data on this website or linked to by it is entirely at your own risk. There are no guarantees that the information provided here is correct. Files available to download may not have been verified as being correct, virus-free, or suitable for your purposes. Some content may be copyrighted by other people or organisations. A lack of copyright or legal information on this website should not be taken to imply that no such copyright exists. Anyone using or downloading content from this website or linked to by it should first ensure that they are legally allowed to use that content, and that they accept any license terms. == References == <references /> 04daa30de3a4ff95294e6d6cc45e8c2607a9f6c4 18 12 2014-12-12T10:32:14Z Gareth 1 Disclaimer is now in this page: AlphaLinux:General_disclaimer wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of Linux to the Alpha architecture. Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[10 Dec 2014] New alphalinux.net website launched</strong> The AlphaLinux.net website is intended to provide resources for Alpha processor operating systems; in particular Linux on Alpha. The content is under development, but there are plans to include content formerly hosted at www.alphalinux.org. There are many good reasons for keeping Alpha content available, whether or not the Alpha architecture is a primary platform for running Linux nowadays: <ul> <li>Alpha hardware is still run by real organisations doing real work. It is still supported hardware for users running OpenVMS.</li> <li>We wouldn't throw away data about our favourite 8-bit home microcomputers, even though they are now used only by hobbyists, so why should we throw away information about Alpha?</li> <li>Retro computing - it's a bit like owning a classic car but is cheaper (normally) and takes up less space!</li> </ul> You can still view the old alphalinux.org site using archive.org. The last copy of the site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10 Sep 2014]. I hope to make copies of the downloadable content. If you contributed content for alphalinux.org in the past then you are very welcome to resubmit it to this site! == The Future of Alpha == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [[SCSI2SD]] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The [[SCSI2SD]] card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoid questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Active Linux distributions == These are the distributions that still list Alpha as a supported architecture. This is not a complete list. {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |[http://www.gentoo.org/ Gentoo Linux] |Supported as of 10 Nov 2014. |- |} === Debian Linux === "The Alpha port is no longer officially supported in the Debian stable release. The last release with official Alpha support was Debian 5.0 "lenny". <ref>Debian -- Alpha Port http://www.debian.org/ports/alpha/</ref> However, the online package files for this release are still hosted online. If you try to download the Alpha port from the normal Debian mirrors, you will not find it. To download it go to the [http://archive.debian.org/ Debian Archive site]. Debian packages can still be downloaded and installed from within <tt>apt-get</tt> by adding the following to <tt>/etc/apt/sources.list</tt>: <pre> deb http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free </pre> Also install the signing keys: <pre> apt-get install debian-archive-keyring </pre> An example of a package directory is: http://archive.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/lxdoom/ == Discontinued Linux distributions == {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |Debian |Not supported. Last supported version was 5.0. However, the online package files are still hosted by Debian. |- |Redhat |Not supported. |- |} == Non-Linux operating systems for Alpha == This list is incomplete. {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Support status |- |FreeBSD |No longer supported. |- |NetBSD |Supported as of [http://www.netbsd.org/releases/formal-6/NetBSD-6.1.5.html version 6.1.5], 22 Sep 2014. |- |OpenBSD |Supported as of [http://www.openbsd.org/56.html version 5.6], released on 1 Nov 2014. |- |OpenVMS |Supported. You can get hobbyist licenses for it. The OpenVMS operating system has now been relaunched under its own company: [http://www.vmssoftware.com/ VMS Software Inc.] |- |Tru64 (formerly Digital UNIX) |No longer supported. End of standard support was 31 Dec 2012. <ref>"HP Tru64 UNIX Alpha Lifecycle Chart" http://www.hp.com/softwarereleases/releases-media2/notices/HP_Tru64_UNIX_Alpha_Lifecycle_Chart.pdf</ref> |- |UNICOS/mk (Cray supercomputers) |Unknown. (Mentioned for interest because the Alpha architecture was used in the Cray T3E supercomputer.) |- |Windows NT 4.0 |No longer supported. |- |Windows 2000 RC? |No longer supported. |- |} == Alpha History == [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Credits == <ul> <li>Thanks to [http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling me a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> </ul> == References == <references /> b9d6eac36d336b9e3cfcdae51cb47ea8424907e4 20 18 2014-12-12T11:55:16Z Gareth 1 /* Non-Linux operating systems for Alpha */ wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of Linux to the Alpha architecture. Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[10 Dec 2014] New alphalinux.net website launched</strong> The AlphaLinux.net website is intended to provide resources for Alpha processor operating systems; in particular Linux on Alpha. The content is under development, but there are plans to include content formerly hosted at www.alphalinux.org. There are many good reasons for keeping Alpha content available, whether or not the Alpha architecture is a primary platform for running Linux nowadays: <ul> <li>Alpha hardware is still run by real organisations doing real work. It is still supported hardware for users running OpenVMS.</li> <li>We wouldn't throw away data about our favourite 8-bit home microcomputers, even though they are now used only by hobbyists, so why should we throw away information about Alpha?</li> <li>Retro computing - it's a bit like owning a classic car but is cheaper (normally) and takes up less space!</li> </ul> You can still view the old alphalinux.org site using archive.org. The last copy of the site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10 Sep 2014]. I hope to make copies of the downloadable content. If you contributed content for alphalinux.org in the past then you are very welcome to resubmit it to this site! == The Future of Alpha == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [[SCSI2SD]] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The [[SCSI2SD]] card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoid questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Active Linux distributions == These are the distributions that still list Alpha as a supported architecture. This is not a complete list. {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |[http://www.gentoo.org/ Gentoo Linux] |Supported as of 10 Nov 2014. |- |} === Debian Linux === "The Alpha port is no longer officially supported in the Debian stable release. The last release with official Alpha support was Debian 5.0 "lenny". <ref>Debian -- Alpha Port http://www.debian.org/ports/alpha/</ref> However, the online package files for this release are still hosted online. If you try to download the Alpha port from the normal Debian mirrors, you will not find it. To download it go to the [http://archive.debian.org/ Debian Archive site]. Debian packages can still be downloaded and installed from within <tt>apt-get</tt> by adding the following to <tt>/etc/apt/sources.list</tt>: <pre> deb http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free </pre> Also install the signing keys: <pre> apt-get install debian-archive-keyring </pre> An example of a package directory is: http://archive.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/lxdoom/ == Discontinued Linux distributions == {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |Debian |Not supported. Last supported version was 5.0. However, the online package files are still hosted by Debian. |- |Redhat |Not supported. |- |} == Non-Linux operating systems for Alpha == See: [[List of operating systems for Alpha]]. == Alpha History == [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Credits == <ul> <li>Thanks to [http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling me a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> </ul> == References == <references /> 6af7c31e906f6453a2be45e69a0edc63ee384f64 22 20 2014-12-12T13:26:37Z Gareth 1 /* Non-Linux operating systems for Alpha */ wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of Linux to the Alpha architecture. Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[10 Dec 2014] New alphalinux.net website launched</strong> The AlphaLinux.net website is intended to provide resources for Alpha processor operating systems; in particular Linux on Alpha. The content is under development, but there are plans to include content formerly hosted at www.alphalinux.org. There are many good reasons for keeping Alpha content available, whether or not the Alpha architecture is a primary platform for running Linux nowadays: <ul> <li>Alpha hardware is still run by real organisations doing real work. It is still supported hardware for users running OpenVMS.</li> <li>We wouldn't throw away data about our favourite 8-bit home microcomputers, even though they are now used only by hobbyists, so why should we throw away information about Alpha?</li> <li>Retro computing - it's a bit like owning a classic car but is cheaper (normally) and takes up less space!</li> </ul> You can still view the old alphalinux.org site using archive.org. The last copy of the site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10 Sep 2014]. I hope to make copies of the downloadable content. If you contributed content for alphalinux.org in the past then you are very welcome to resubmit it to this site! == The Future of Alpha == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [[SCSI2SD]] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The [[SCSI2SD]] card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoid questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Active Linux distributions == These are the distributions that still list Alpha as a supported architecture. This is not a complete list. {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |[http://www.gentoo.org/ Gentoo Linux] |Supported as of 10 Nov 2014. |- |} === Debian Linux === "The Alpha port is no longer officially supported in the Debian stable release. The last release with official Alpha support was Debian 5.0 "lenny". <ref>Debian -- Alpha Port http://www.debian.org/ports/alpha/</ref> However, the online package files for this release are still hosted online. If you try to download the Alpha port from the normal Debian mirrors, you will not find it. To download it go to the [http://archive.debian.org/ Debian Archive site]. Debian packages can still be downloaded and installed from within <tt>apt-get</tt> by adding the following to <tt>/etc/apt/sources.list</tt>: <pre> deb http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free </pre> Also install the signing keys: <pre> apt-get install debian-archive-keyring </pre> An example of a package directory is: http://archive.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/lxdoom/ == Discontinued Linux distributions == {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |Debian |Not supported. Last supported version was 5.0. However, the online package files are still hosted by Debian. |- |Redhat |Not supported. |- |} == Other Alpha operating systems == There are many other operating systems for the Alpha architecture, some actively maintained and some no longer supported. See the [[List of operating systems for Alpha]]. == Alpha History == [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Credits == <ul> <li>Thanks to [http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling me a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> </ul> == References == <references /> 5da0f58cd66641f5281ca2a93fc8a6bb04cd9358 23 22 2014-12-12T13:30:17Z Gareth 1 /* SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing */ wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of Linux to the Alpha architecture. Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[10 Dec 2014] New alphalinux.net website launched</strong> The AlphaLinux.net website is intended to provide resources for Alpha processor operating systems; in particular Linux on Alpha. The content is under development, but there are plans to include content formerly hosted at www.alphalinux.org. There are many good reasons for keeping Alpha content available, whether or not the Alpha architecture is a primary platform for running Linux nowadays: <ul> <li>Alpha hardware is still run by real organisations doing real work. It is still supported hardware for users running OpenVMS.</li> <li>We wouldn't throw away data about our favourite 8-bit home microcomputers, even though they are now used only by hobbyists, so why should we throw away information about Alpha?</li> <li>Retro computing - it's a bit like owning a classic car but is cheaper (normally) and takes up less space!</li> </ul> You can still view the old alphalinux.org site using archive.org. The last copy of the site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10 Sep 2014]. I hope to make copies of the downloadable content. If you contributed content for alphalinux.org in the past then you are very welcome to resubmit it to this site! == The Future of Alpha == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [[SCSI2SD]] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The [[SCSI2SD]] card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoids questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Active Linux distributions == These are the distributions that still list Alpha as a supported architecture. This is not a complete list. {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |[http://www.gentoo.org/ Gentoo Linux] |Supported as of 10 Nov 2014. |- |} === Debian Linux === "The Alpha port is no longer officially supported in the Debian stable release. The last release with official Alpha support was Debian 5.0 "lenny". <ref>Debian -- Alpha Port http://www.debian.org/ports/alpha/</ref> However, the online package files for this release are still hosted online. If you try to download the Alpha port from the normal Debian mirrors, you will not find it. To download it go to the [http://archive.debian.org/ Debian Archive site]. Debian packages can still be downloaded and installed from within <tt>apt-get</tt> by adding the following to <tt>/etc/apt/sources.list</tt>: <pre> deb http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free </pre> Also install the signing keys: <pre> apt-get install debian-archive-keyring </pre> An example of a package directory is: http://archive.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/lxdoom/ == Discontinued Linux distributions == {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |Debian |Not supported. Last supported version was 5.0. However, the online package files are still hosted by Debian. |- |Redhat |Not supported. |- |} == Other Alpha operating systems == There are many other operating systems for the Alpha architecture, some actively maintained and some no longer supported. See the [[List of operating systems for Alpha]]. == Alpha History == [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Credits == <ul> <li>Thanks to [http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling me a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> </ul> == References == <references /> 481cd12853b1965ff0d7c345b4b70f08f2605d68 26 23 2015-01-06T12:57:52Z Gareth 1 Moving distribution information to a separate page. wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of Linux to the Alpha architecture. Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[10 Dec 2014] New alphalinux.net website launched</strong> The AlphaLinux.net website is intended to provide resources for Alpha processor operating systems; in particular Linux on Alpha. The content is under development, but there are plans to include content formerly hosted at www.alphalinux.org. There are many good reasons for keeping Alpha content available, whether or not the Alpha architecture is a primary platform for running Linux nowadays: <ul> <li>Alpha hardware is still run by real organisations doing real work. It is still supported hardware for users running OpenVMS.</li> <li>We wouldn't throw away data about our favourite 8-bit home microcomputers, even though they are now used only by hobbyists, so why should we throw away information about Alpha?</li> <li>Retro computing - it's a bit like owning a classic car but is cheaper (normally) and takes up less space!</li> </ul> You can still view the old alphalinux.org site using archive.org. The last copy of the site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10 Sep 2014]. I hope to make copies of the downloadable content. If you contributed content for alphalinux.org in the past then you are very welcome to resubmit it to this site! == Linux distributions and other operating systems for Alpha == There are many Linux distributions and other operating systems for the Alpha architecture, some of which are actively maintained and some no longer supported. See the [[List of operating systems for Alpha]]. == The Future of Alpha == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [[SCSI2SD]] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The [[SCSI2SD]] card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoids questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Alpha History == [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Credits == <ul> <li>Thanks to [http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling me a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> </ul> a92d104d031521c03dc23ad817b4d3193986cc7f 27 26 2015-01-07T14:09:28Z Gareth 1 Credit GNU/Linux. wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of GNU/Linux to the Alpha architecture. GNU/Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[10 Dec 2014] New alphalinux.net website launched</strong> The AlphaLinux.net website is intended to provide resources for Alpha processor operating systems; in particular Linux on Alpha. The content is under development, but there are plans to include content formerly hosted at www.alphalinux.org. There are many good reasons for keeping Alpha content available, whether or not the Alpha architecture is a primary platform for running Linux nowadays: <ul> <li>Alpha hardware is still run by real organisations doing real work. It is still supported hardware for users running OpenVMS.</li> <li>We wouldn't throw away data about our favourite 8-bit home microcomputers, even though they are now used only by hobbyists, so why should we throw away information about Alpha?</li> <li>Retro computing - it's a bit like owning a classic car but is cheaper (normally) and takes up less space!</li> </ul> You can still view the old alphalinux.org site using archive.org. The last copy of the site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10 Sep 2014]. I hope to make copies of the downloadable content. If you contributed content for alphalinux.org in the past then you are very welcome to resubmit it to this site! == Linux distributions and other operating systems for Alpha == There are many Linux distributions and other operating systems for the Alpha architecture, some of which are actively maintained and some no longer supported. See the [[List of operating systems for Alpha]]. == The Future of Alpha == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [[SCSI2SD]] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The [[SCSI2SD]] card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoids questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Alpha History == [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Credits == <ul> <li>Thanks to [http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling me a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> </ul> d34e9fd1b8c2426c0260e3d3d89d678c8e2481ff 32 27 2015-02-22T15:46:17Z Gareth 1 /* Credits */ wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of GNU/Linux to the Alpha architecture. GNU/Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[10 Dec 2014] New alphalinux.net website launched</strong> The AlphaLinux.net website is intended to provide resources for Alpha processor operating systems; in particular Linux on Alpha. The content is under development, but there are plans to include content formerly hosted at www.alphalinux.org. There are many good reasons for keeping Alpha content available, whether or not the Alpha architecture is a primary platform for running Linux nowadays: <ul> <li>Alpha hardware is still run by real organisations doing real work. It is still supported hardware for users running OpenVMS.</li> <li>We wouldn't throw away data about our favourite 8-bit home microcomputers, even though they are now used only by hobbyists, so why should we throw away information about Alpha?</li> <li>Retro computing - it's a bit like owning a classic car but is cheaper (normally) and takes up less space!</li> </ul> You can still view the old alphalinux.org site using archive.org. The last copy of the site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10 Sep 2014]. I hope to make copies of the downloadable content. If you contributed content for alphalinux.org in the past then you are very welcome to resubmit it to this site! == Linux distributions and other operating systems for Alpha == There are many Linux distributions and other operating systems for the Alpha architecture, some of which are actively maintained and some no longer supported. See the [[List of operating systems for Alpha]]. == The Future of Alpha == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [[SCSI2SD]] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The [[SCSI2SD]] card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoids questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Alpha History == [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Credits == <ul> <li>Thanks to [http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling me a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> <li>Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis for providing copies of the previous alphalinux.org content.</li> </ul> ff5a0d242f8874f164c30c2511da69ed3970f9fc 33 32 2015-02-22T15:49:13Z Gareth 1 /* News */ wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of GNU/Linux to the Alpha architecture. GNU/Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[22 Feb 2015] Content from alphalinux.org is </strong> Alphalinux.org website content is back! A big thank you to Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis who have very kindly made the content available on GitHub. Information on how to access it is on the [[Archives]] page. This allows Alpha enthusiasts to download their own copy of the entire site using "git clone". <strong>[10 Dec 2014] New alphalinux.net website launched</strong> The AlphaLinux.net website is intended to provide resources for Alpha processor operating systems; in particular Linux on Alpha. The content is under development, but there are plans to include content formerly hosted at www.alphalinux.org. There are many good reasons for keeping Alpha content available, whether or not the Alpha architecture is a primary platform for running Linux nowadays: <ul> <li>Alpha hardware is still run by real organisations doing real work. It is still supported hardware for users running OpenVMS.</li> <li>We wouldn't throw away data about our favourite 8-bit home microcomputers, even though they are now used only by hobbyists, so why should we throw away information about Alpha?</li> <li>Retro computing - it's a bit like owning a classic car but is cheaper (normally) and takes up less space!</li> </ul> You can still view the old alphalinux.org site using archive.org. The last copy of the site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10 Sep 2014]. I hope to make copies of the downloadable content. If you contributed content for alphalinux.org in the past then you are very welcome to resubmit it to this site! == Linux distributions and other operating systems for Alpha == There are many Linux distributions and other operating systems for the Alpha architecture, some of which are actively maintained and some no longer supported. See the [[List of operating systems for Alpha]]. == The Future of Alpha == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [[SCSI2SD]] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The [[SCSI2SD]] card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoids questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Alpha History == [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Credits == <ul> <li>Thanks to [http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling me a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> <li>Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis for providing copies of the previous alphalinux.org content.</li> </ul> dbe7357cf56a57e4e5b72fdf9ad1725c9b204e9c 34 33 2015-02-22T15:49:39Z Gareth 1 /* News */ wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of GNU/Linux to the Alpha architecture. GNU/Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[22 Feb 2015] Content from alphalinux.org is now available</strong> Alphalinux.org website content is back! A big thank you to Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis who have very kindly made the content available on GitHub. Information on how to access it is on the [[Archives]] page. This allows Alpha enthusiasts to download their own copy of the entire site using "git clone". <strong>[10 Dec 2014] New alphalinux.net website launched</strong> The AlphaLinux.net website is intended to provide resources for Alpha processor operating systems; in particular Linux on Alpha. The content is under development, but there are plans to include content formerly hosted at www.alphalinux.org. There are many good reasons for keeping Alpha content available, whether or not the Alpha architecture is a primary platform for running Linux nowadays: <ul> <li>Alpha hardware is still run by real organisations doing real work. It is still supported hardware for users running OpenVMS.</li> <li>We wouldn't throw away data about our favourite 8-bit home microcomputers, even though they are now used only by hobbyists, so why should we throw away information about Alpha?</li> <li>Retro computing - it's a bit like owning a classic car but is cheaper (normally) and takes up less space!</li> </ul> You can still view the old alphalinux.org site using archive.org. The last copy of the site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10 Sep 2014]. I hope to make copies of the downloadable content. If you contributed content for alphalinux.org in the past then you are very welcome to resubmit it to this site! == Linux distributions and other operating systems for Alpha == There are many Linux distributions and other operating systems for the Alpha architecture, some of which are actively maintained and some no longer supported. See the [[List of operating systems for Alpha]]. == The Future of Alpha == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [[SCSI2SD]] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The [[SCSI2SD]] card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoids questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Alpha History == [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Credits == <ul> <li>Thanks to [http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling me a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> <li>Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis for providing copies of the previous alphalinux.org content.</li> </ul> 0cfb3129adffd275a422db60a0d7d26440773503 39 34 2015-02-22T21:58:10Z Gareth 1 /* News */ wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of GNU/Linux to the Alpha architecture. GNU/Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[22 Feb 2015] Content from alphalinux.org is now available</strong> Alphalinux.org website content is back! A big thank you to Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis who have very kindly worked to make the content available on GitHub. Information on how to access it is on the [[Archives]] page. This allows Alpha enthusiasts to download their own copy of the entire site using "git clone". <strong>[10 Dec 2014] New alphalinux.net website launched</strong> The AlphaLinux.net website is intended to provide resources for Alpha processor operating systems; in particular Linux on Alpha. The content is under development, but there are plans to include content formerly hosted at www.alphalinux.org. There are many good reasons for keeping Alpha content available, whether or not the Alpha architecture is a primary platform for running Linux nowadays: <ul> <li>Alpha hardware is still run by real organisations doing real work. It is still supported hardware for users running OpenVMS.</li> <li>We wouldn't throw away data about our favourite 8-bit home microcomputers, even though they are now used only by hobbyists, so why should we throw away information about Alpha?</li> <li>Retro computing - it's a bit like owning a classic car but is cheaper (normally) and takes up less space!</li> </ul> You can still view the old alphalinux.org site using archive.org. The last copy of the site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10 Sep 2014]. I hope to make copies of the downloadable content. If you contributed content for alphalinux.org in the past then you are very welcome to resubmit it to this site! == Linux distributions and other operating systems for Alpha == There are many Linux distributions and other operating systems for the Alpha architecture, some of which are actively maintained and some no longer supported. See the [[List of operating systems for Alpha]]. == The Future of Alpha == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [[SCSI2SD]] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The [[SCSI2SD]] card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoids questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Alpha History == [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Credits == <ul> <li>Thanks to [http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling me a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> <li>Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis for providing copies of the previous alphalinux.org content.</li> </ul> be943c67f099993c7c2116cb8e6bf3dff71f34a9 42 39 2015-02-26T10:22:10Z Gareth 1 Correcting a link after a page rename. wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of GNU/Linux to the Alpha architecture. GNU/Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[22 Feb 2015] Content from alphalinux.org is now available</strong> Alphalinux.org website content is back! A big thank you to Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis who have very kindly worked to make the content available on GitHub. Information on how to access it is on the [[Former alphalinux.org content]] page. This allows Alpha enthusiasts to download their own copy of the entire site using "git clone". <strong>[10 Dec 2014] New alphalinux.net website launched</strong> The AlphaLinux.net website is intended to provide resources for Alpha processor operating systems; in particular Linux on Alpha. The content is under development, but there are plans to include content formerly hosted at www.alphalinux.org. There are many good reasons for keeping Alpha content available, whether or not the Alpha architecture is a primary platform for running Linux nowadays: <ul> <li>Alpha hardware is still run by real organisations doing real work. It is still supported hardware for users running OpenVMS.</li> <li>We wouldn't throw away data about our favourite 8-bit home microcomputers, even though they are now used only by hobbyists, so why should we throw away information about Alpha?</li> <li>Retro computing - it's a bit like owning a classic car but is cheaper (normally) and takes up less space!</li> </ul> You can still view the old alphalinux.org site using archive.org. The last copy of the site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10 Sep 2014]. I hope to make copies of the downloadable content. If you contributed content for alphalinux.org in the past then you are very welcome to resubmit it to this site! == Linux distributions and other operating systems for Alpha == There are many Linux distributions and other operating systems for the Alpha architecture, some of which are actively maintained and some no longer supported. See the [[List of operating systems for Alpha]]. == The Future of Alpha == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [[SCSI2SD]] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The [[SCSI2SD]] card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoids questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Alpha History == [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Credits == <ul> <li>Thanks to [http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling me a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> <li>Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis for providing copies of the previous alphalinux.org content.</li> </ul> cd6acecd0cf1bd3e0832394fa16b73279270ad21 46 42 2015-02-26T11:23:35Z Gareth 1 Make the former content page more noticeable. wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of GNU/Linux to the Alpha architecture. GNU/Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[22 Feb 2015] Content from alphalinux.org is now available</strong> Alphalinux.org website content is back! A big thank you to Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis who have very kindly worked to make the content available on GitHub. Information on how to access it is on the [[Former alphalinux.org content]] page. This allows Alpha enthusiasts to download their own copy of the entire site using "git clone". <strong>[10 Dec 2014] New alphalinux.net website launched</strong> The AlphaLinux.net website is intended to provide resources for Alpha processor operating systems; in particular Linux on Alpha. The content is under development, but there are plans to include content formerly hosted at www.alphalinux.org. There are many good reasons for keeping Alpha content available, whether or not the Alpha architecture is a primary platform for running Linux nowadays: <ul> <li>Alpha hardware is still run by real organisations doing real work. It is still supported hardware for users running OpenVMS.</li> <li>We wouldn't throw away data about our favourite 8-bit home microcomputers, even though they are now used only by hobbyists, so why should we throw away information about Alpha?</li> <li>Retro computing - it's a bit like owning a classic car but is cheaper (normally) and takes up less space!</li> </ul> You can still view the old alphalinux.org site using archive.org. The last copy of the site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10 Sep 2014]. I hope to make copies of the downloadable content. If you contributed content for alphalinux.org in the past then you are very welcome to resubmit it to this site! == What happened to the www.alphalinux.org content? == Information on how to access the content from the former alphalinux.org website is on the [[Former alphalinux.org content]] page. == Linux distributions and other operating systems for Alpha == There are many Linux distributions and other operating systems for the Alpha architecture, some of which are actively maintained and some no longer supported. See the [[List of operating systems for Alpha]]. == The Future of Alpha == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [[SCSI2SD]] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The [[SCSI2SD]] card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoids questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Alpha History == [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Credits == <ul> <li>Thanks to [http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling me a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> <li>Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis for providing copies of the previous alphalinux.org content.</li> </ul> c1bbbbfabd064b7850cff2e08e78bbd955200309 47 46 2015-02-26T17:51:14Z Gareth 1 /* What happened to the www.alphalinux.org content? */ wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of GNU/Linux to the Alpha architecture. GNU/Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[22 Feb 2015] Content from alphalinux.org is now available</strong> Alphalinux.org website content is back! A big thank you to Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis who have very kindly worked to make the content available on GitHub. Information on how to access it is on the [[Former alphalinux.org content]] page. This allows Alpha enthusiasts to download their own copy of the entire site using "git clone". <strong>[10 Dec 2014] New alphalinux.net website launched</strong> The AlphaLinux.net website is intended to provide resources for Alpha processor operating systems; in particular Linux on Alpha. The content is under development, but there are plans to include content formerly hosted at www.alphalinux.org. There are many good reasons for keeping Alpha content available, whether or not the Alpha architecture is a primary platform for running Linux nowadays: <ul> <li>Alpha hardware is still run by real organisations doing real work. It is still supported hardware for users running OpenVMS.</li> <li>We wouldn't throw away data about our favourite 8-bit home microcomputers, even though they are now used only by hobbyists, so why should we throw away information about Alpha?</li> <li>Retro computing - it's a bit like owning a classic car but is cheaper (normally) and takes up less space!</li> </ul> You can still view the old alphalinux.org site using archive.org. The last copy of the site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10 Sep 2014]. I hope to make copies of the downloadable content. If you contributed content for alphalinux.org in the past then you are very welcome to resubmit it to this site! == Where is the former www.alphalinux.org content? == This content can be accessed from the [[Former alphalinux.org content]] page. With thanks to Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis. == Linux distributions and other operating systems for Alpha == There are many Linux distributions and other operating systems for the Alpha architecture, some of which are actively maintained and some no longer supported. See the [[List of operating systems for Alpha]]. == The Future of Alpha == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [[SCSI2SD]] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The [[SCSI2SD]] card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoids questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Alpha History == [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Credits == <ul> <li>Thanks to [http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling me a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> <li>Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis for providing copies of the previous alphalinux.org content.</li> </ul> 94dc33defa299f412fa08e81277913d051ba499a 0 2 8 2014-12-10T20:48:36Z Gareth 1 Experience with the SCSI2SD card. wikitext text/x-wiki The [http://www.codesrc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=SCSI2SD SCSI2SD card] connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. It is seen as a bootable device in the Alpha SRM, which enables it to be used to load a Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for. By only using it to load the kernel this avoid questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. More details will be published soon. == Booting example == System: Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation (Alpha EV67) SCSI interface: The SCSI2SD was plugged in to a 50-pin socket on a QLogic SCSI card, which was in a PCI slot. Boot image: A raw ISO image of Debian 5.0 net installer CD-ROM was copied to a 2GB SD card, and the card was inserted in to the SCSI2SD card. The system loaded the aboot boot loader, followed by the Linux kernel. The following is taken from the dmesg output, and shows the device being recognised by the kernel: <pre> [4194016.994263] scsi0 : QLogic QLA1040 PCI to SCSI Host Adapter [4194016.994263] Firmware version: 7.65.06, Driver version 3.26 [4194016.994263] qla1280: QLA1040 found on PCI bus 1, dev 6 [4194016.994263] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access codesrc SCSI2SD 3.6 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 CCS [4194016.995240] scsi(0:0:0:0): Sync: period 25, offset 0, Wide </pre> <pre> [4194020.627074] Driver 'sd' needs updating - please use bus_type methods [4194020.671019] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 3862528 512-byte hardware sectors (1978 MB) [4194020.671019] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off [4194020.671019] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 08 [4194020.671996] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: disabled, read cache: disabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA [4194020.672972] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 3862528 512-byte hardware sectors (1978 MB) [4194020.672972] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off [4194020.672972] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 08 [4194020.714964] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: disabled, read cache: disabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA [4194020.714964] sda: unknown partition table [4194020.767699] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk </pre> The following shows some further diagnostic information once the system had booted. <pre> # uname -a Linux fermat 2.6.26-2-alpha-generic #1 Sun Mar 4 21:08:03 UTC 2012 alpha GNU/Linux </pre> <pre> # cat /proc/scsi/scsi Attached devices: Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00 Vendor: codesrc Model: SCSI2SD Rev: 3.6 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 </pre> <pre> # blkid /dev/sda /dev/sda: LABEL="Debian 5.0.10 alpha Bin-1" TYPE="iso9660" </pre> 3004400291ac895dcbca418922d16b568849d520 9 8 2014-12-10T20:52:23Z Gareth 1 wikitext text/x-wiki The [http://www.codesrc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=SCSI2SD SCSI2SD card] connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. It is seen as a bootable device in the Alpha SRM, which enables it to be used to load a Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for. By only using it to load the kernel this avoid questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. More details will be published soon. == Booting example == * System: Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation (Alpha EV67) * SCSI interface: The SCSI2SD was plugged in to a 50-pin socket on a QLogic SCSI card, which was in a PCI slot. * Boot image: A raw ISO image of Debian 5.0 net installer CD-ROM was copied to a 2GB SD card, and the card was inserted in to the SCSI2SD card. The boot command at the SRM was: <pre> >>> boot dkb0 </pre> The system loaded the aboot boot loader, followed by the Linux kernel. The following is taken from the dmesg output, and shows the device being recognised by the kernel: <pre> [4194016.994263] scsi0 : QLogic QLA1040 PCI to SCSI Host Adapter [4194016.994263] Firmware version: 7.65.06, Driver version 3.26 [4194016.994263] qla1280: QLA1040 found on PCI bus 1, dev 6 [4194016.994263] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access codesrc SCSI2SD 3.6 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 CCS [4194016.995240] scsi(0:0:0:0): Sync: period 25, offset 0, Wide </pre> <pre> [4194020.627074] Driver 'sd' needs updating - please use bus_type methods [4194020.671019] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 3862528 512-byte hardware sectors (1978 MB) [4194020.671019] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off [4194020.671019] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 08 [4194020.671996] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: disabled, read cache: disabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA [4194020.672972] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 3862528 512-byte hardware sectors (1978 MB) [4194020.672972] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off [4194020.672972] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 08 [4194020.714964] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: disabled, read cache: disabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA [4194020.714964] sda: unknown partition table [4194020.767699] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk </pre> The following shows some further diagnostic information once the system had booted. <pre> # uname -a Linux fermat 2.6.26-2-alpha-generic #1 Sun Mar 4 21:08:03 UTC 2012 alpha GNU/Linux </pre> <pre> # cat /proc/scsi/scsi Attached devices: Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00 Vendor: codesrc Model: SCSI2SD Rev: 3.6 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 </pre> <pre> # blkid /dev/sda /dev/sda: LABEL="Debian 5.0.10 alpha Bin-1" TYPE="iso9660" </pre> 84d1422c2e5de0b4db9b13d6f7656df8586b0499 10 9 2014-12-10T20:53:36Z Gareth 1 /* Booting example */ wikitext text/x-wiki The [http://www.codesrc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=SCSI2SD SCSI2SD card] connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. It is seen as a bootable device in the Alpha SRM, which enables it to be used to load a Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for. By only using it to load the kernel this avoid questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. More details will be published soon. == Booting example == * System: Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation (Alpha EV67) * SCSI interface: The SCSI2SD was plugged in to a 50-pin socket on a QLogic SCSI card, which was in a PCI slot. * Boot image: A raw ISO image of Debian 5.0 net installer CD-ROM was copied to a 2GB SD card, and the card was inserted in to the SCSI2SD card. The boot command at the SRM was: <pre> >>> boot dkb0 </pre> The system loaded the aboot boot loader, followed by the Linux kernel. The following is taken from the dmesg output, and shows the device being recognised by the kernel: <pre> [4194016.994263] scsi0 : QLogic QLA1040 PCI to SCSI Host Adapter [4194016.994263] Firmware version: 7.65.06, Driver version 3.26 [4194016.994263] qla1280: QLA1040 found on PCI bus 1, dev 6 [4194016.994263] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access codesrc SCSI2SD 3.6 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 CCS [4194016.995240] scsi(0:0:0:0): Sync: period 25, offset 0, Wide </pre> <pre> [4194020.671019] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 3862528 512-byte hardware sectors (1978 MB) [4194020.671019] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off [4194020.671019] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 08 [4194020.671996] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: disabled, read cache: disabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA [4194020.672972] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 3862528 512-byte hardware sectors (1978 MB) [4194020.672972] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off [4194020.672972] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 08 [4194020.714964] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: disabled, read cache: disabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA [4194020.714964] sda: unknown partition table [4194020.767699] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk </pre> The following shows some further diagnostic information once the system had booted. <pre> # uname -a Linux fermat 2.6.26-2-alpha-generic #1 Sun Mar 4 21:08:03 UTC 2012 alpha GNU/Linux </pre> <pre> # cat /proc/scsi/scsi Attached devices: Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00 Vendor: codesrc Model: SCSI2SD Rev: 3.6 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 </pre> <pre> # blkid /dev/sda /dev/sda: LABEL="Debian 5.0.10 alpha Bin-1" TYPE="iso9660" </pre> 5d87af1fc48daa376084b91c6419f413fa8b97c4 13 10 2014-12-10T21:01:20Z Gareth 1 /* Booting example */ wikitext text/x-wiki The [http://www.codesrc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=SCSI2SD SCSI2SD card] connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. It is seen as a bootable device in the Alpha SRM, which enables it to be used to load a Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for. By only using it to load the kernel this avoid questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. More details will be published soon. == Booting example == * System: Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation (Alpha EV67) * SCSI interface: The SCSI2SD was plugged in to a 50-pin socket on a QLogic SCSI card, which was in a PCI slot. * Boot image: A raw ISO image of Debian 5.0 net installer CD-ROM was copied to a 2GB SD card, and the card was inserted in to the SCSI2SD card. * Date first tested: Sun 7 Dec 2014 The boot command at the SRM was: <pre> >>> boot dkb0 </pre> The system loaded the aboot boot loader, followed by the Linux kernel. The following is taken from the dmesg output, and shows the device being recognised by the kernel: <pre> [4194016.994263] scsi0 : QLogic QLA1040 PCI to SCSI Host Adapter [4194016.994263] Firmware version: 7.65.06, Driver version 3.26 [4194016.994263] qla1280: QLA1040 found on PCI bus 1, dev 6 [4194016.994263] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access codesrc SCSI2SD 3.6 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 CCS [4194016.995240] scsi(0:0:0:0): Sync: period 25, offset 0, Wide </pre> <pre> [4194020.671019] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 3862528 512-byte hardware sectors (1978 MB) [4194020.671019] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off [4194020.671019] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 08 [4194020.671996] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: disabled, read cache: disabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA [4194020.672972] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 3862528 512-byte hardware sectors (1978 MB) [4194020.672972] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off [4194020.672972] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 08 [4194020.714964] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: disabled, read cache: disabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA [4194020.714964] sda: unknown partition table [4194020.767699] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk </pre> The following shows some further diagnostic information once the system had booted. <pre> # uname -a Linux fermat 2.6.26-2-alpha-generic #1 Sun Mar 4 21:08:03 UTC 2012 alpha GNU/Linux </pre> <pre> # cat /proc/scsi/scsi Attached devices: Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00 Vendor: codesrc Model: SCSI2SD Rev: 3.6 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 </pre> <pre> # blkid /dev/sda /dev/sda: LABEL="Debian 5.0.10 alpha Bin-1" TYPE="iso9660" </pre> 2928cb20dd8e2660b9346ccb7425414d10d9d352 14 13 2014-12-10T21:03:53Z Gareth 1 wikitext text/x-wiki The [http://www.codesrc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=SCSI2SD SCSI2SD card] connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. It is seen as a bootable device in the Alpha SRM, which enables it to be used to load a Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for. By only using it to load the kernel this avoid questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. More details will be published soon. It can be purchased [http://www.codesrc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=SCSI2SD here] for a reasonable price. == Booting example == * System: Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation (Alpha EV67) * SCSI interface: The SCSI2SD was plugged in to a 50-pin socket on a QLogic SCSI card, which was in a PCI slot. * Boot image: A raw ISO image of Debian 5.0 net installer CD-ROM was copied to a 2GB SD card, and the card was inserted in to the SCSI2SD card. * Date first tested: Sun 7 Dec 2014 The boot command at the SRM was: <pre> >>> boot dkb0 </pre> The system loaded the aboot boot loader, followed by the Linux kernel. The following is taken from the dmesg output, and shows the device being recognised by the kernel: <pre> [4194016.994263] scsi0 : QLogic QLA1040 PCI to SCSI Host Adapter [4194016.994263] Firmware version: 7.65.06, Driver version 3.26 [4194016.994263] qla1280: QLA1040 found on PCI bus 1, dev 6 [4194016.994263] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access codesrc SCSI2SD 3.6 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 CCS [4194016.995240] scsi(0:0:0:0): Sync: period 25, offset 0, Wide </pre> <pre> [4194020.671019] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 3862528 512-byte hardware sectors (1978 MB) [4194020.671019] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off [4194020.671019] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 08 [4194020.671996] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: disabled, read cache: disabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA [4194020.672972] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 3862528 512-byte hardware sectors (1978 MB) [4194020.672972] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off [4194020.672972] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 08 [4194020.714964] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: disabled, read cache: disabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA [4194020.714964] sda: unknown partition table [4194020.767699] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk </pre> The following shows some further diagnostic information once the system had booted. <pre> # uname -a Linux fermat 2.6.26-2-alpha-generic #1 Sun Mar 4 21:08:03 UTC 2012 alpha GNU/Linux </pre> <pre> # cat /proc/scsi/scsi Attached devices: Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00 Vendor: codesrc Model: SCSI2SD Rev: 3.6 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 </pre> <pre> # blkid /dev/sda /dev/sda: LABEL="Debian 5.0.10 alpha Bin-1" TYPE="iso9660" </pre> 7c447be22786a734560b8d4ed259ca3ef0fa1eb0 15 14 2014-12-12T09:52:58Z Gareth 1 wikitext text/x-wiki The [http://www.codesrc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=SCSI2SD SCSI2SD card] connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. It is seen as a bootable device in the Alpha SRM, which enables it to be used to load a Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for. By only using it to load the kernel this avoid questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. More details will be published soon. It can be purchased [http://www.codesrc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=SCSI2SD here] for a reasonable price. == Booting example == * System: Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation (Alpha EV67) * SCSI interface: The SCSI2SD was plugged in to a 50-pin socket on a QLogic SCSI card, which was in a PCI slot. * Boot image: A raw ISO image of Debian 5.0 net installer CD-ROM was copied to a 2GB SD card, and the card was inserted in to the SCSI2SD card. * Date first tested: Sun 7 Dec 2014 The boot command at the SRM was: <pre> >>> boot dkb0 </pre> The system loaded the aboot boot loader, followed by the Linux kernel. The following is taken from the dmesg output, and shows the device being recognised by the kernel: <pre> [4194016.994263] scsi0 : QLogic QLA1040 PCI to SCSI Host Adapter [4194016.994263] Firmware version: 7.65.06, Driver version 3.26 [4194016.994263] qla1280: QLA1040 found on PCI bus 1, dev 6 [4194016.994263] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access codesrc SCSI2SD 3.6 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 CCS [4194016.995240] scsi(0:0:0:0): Sync: period 25, offset 0, Wide </pre> <pre> [4194020.671019] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 3862528 512-byte hardware sectors (1978 MB) [4194020.671019] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off [4194020.671019] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 08 [4194020.671996] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: disabled, read cache: disabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA [4194020.672972] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 3862528 512-byte hardware sectors (1978 MB) [4194020.672972] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off [4194020.672972] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 08 [4194020.714964] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: disabled, read cache: disabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA [4194020.714964] sda: unknown partition table [4194020.767699] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk </pre> The following shows some further diagnostic information once the system had booted. <pre> # uname -a Linux fermat 2.6.26-2-alpha-generic #1 Sun Mar 4 21:08:03 UTC 2012 alpha GNU/Linux </pre> <pre> # cat /proc/scsi/scsi Attached devices: Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00 Vendor: codesrc Model: SCSI2SD Rev: 3.6 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 </pre> <pre> # blkid /dev/sda /dev/sda: LABEL="Debian 5.0.10 alpha Bin-1" TYPE="iso9660" </pre> == Throughput == A read throughput test showed a speed of 1.7MB/s, which is similar to the performance quoted by the card manufacturer and may be limited by the SD card itself. Although slow compared to a modern hard disk, it is fine for use as a boot disk. <pre> # dd if=/dev/sda of=sda-dd-file 3862528+0 records in 3862528+0 records out 1977614336 bytes (2.0 GB) copied, 1156.07 s, 1.7 MB/s </pre> 7ad704879f54b1826c127bc2bf465e7af2ad9e4c 4 3 16 2014-12-12T09:56:49Z Gareth 1 Created page with "Your use of any information or data on this website or linked to by it is entirely at your own risk. There are no guarantees that the information provided here is correct. Fil..." wikitext text/x-wiki Your use of any information or data on this website or linked to by it is entirely at your own risk. There are no guarantees that the information provided here is correct. Files available to download may not have been verified as being correct, virus-free, or suitable for your purposes. Some content may be copyrighted by other people or organisations. A lack of copyright or legal information on this website should not be taken to imply that no such copyright exists. 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The name for the domain comes from the original alphalinux.org domain which has recently gone offline. == What is alphalinux.net? == AlphaLinux.net is a site collecting information related to Linux on the Alpha architecture, and may also extend to cover other Alpha-based operating systems and Alpha as a retro-computing platform. == How can I request a wiki account? == If you would like an account you can send a request to web at alphalinux.net. 78c3abf081cdd3f12e365b830ac74e93669138c7 0 5 19 2014-12-12T11:53:21Z Gareth 1 Created page with "This list is incomplete. {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Support status |- |FreeBSD |No longer supported. |- |Linux |Supported by some distributions. |- |NetBSD |Supported as..." wikitext text/x-wiki This list is incomplete. {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Support status |- |FreeBSD |No longer supported. |- |Linux |Supported by some distributions. |- |NetBSD |Supported as of [http://www.netbsd.org/releases/formal-6/NetBSD-6.1.5.html version 6.1.5], 22 Sep 2014. |- |OpenBSD |Supported as of [http://www.openbsd.org/56.html version 5.6], released on 1 Nov 2014. |- |OpenVMS |Supported. Hobbyist licenses are available. The OpenVMS operating system has now been relaunched under its own company: [http://www.vmssoftware.com/ VMS Software Inc.] |- |Tru64 (formerly Digital UNIX) |No longer supported. End of standard support was 31 Dec 2012. <ref>"HP Tru64 UNIX Alpha Lifecycle Chart" http://www.hp.com/softwarereleases/releases-media2/notices/HP_Tru64_UNIX_Alpha_Lifecycle_Chart.pdf</ref> |- |UNICOS/mk (Cray supercomputers) |Unknown. (Mentioned for interest because the Alpha architecture was used in the Cray T3E supercomputer.) |- |Windows NT 4.0 |No longer supported. |- |Windows 2000 RC? |No longer supported. |- |} == References == <references /> 2e63f9b8a670839d9507130b6a26a75a89163456 24 19 2014-12-12T14:06:17Z Gareth 1 wikitext text/x-wiki This list is incomplete. {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Support status |- |FreeBSD |No longer supported. |- |Linux |Supported by some distributions. |- |NetBSD |Supported as of [http://www.netbsd.org/releases/formal-6/NetBSD-6.1.5.html version 6.1.5], 22 Sep 2014. |- |OpenBSD |Supported as of [http://www.openbsd.org/56.html version 5.6], released on 1 Nov 2014. |- |OpenVMS |Supported. Hobbyist licenses are available. The OpenVMS operating system has now been relaunched under its own company: [http://www.vmssoftware.com/ VMS Software Inc.] |- |Tru64 (formerly Digital UNIX) |No longer supported. End of standard support was 31 Dec 2012. <ref>[http://www.hp.com/softwarereleases/releases-media2/notices/HP_Tru64_UNIX_Alpha_Lifecycle_Chart.pdf HP Tru64 UNIX Alpha Lifecycle Chart] Retrieved 12 December 2014.</ref> |- |UNICOS/mk (Cray supercomputers) |Unknown. (Mentioned for interest because the Alpha architecture was used in the Cray T3E supercomputer.) |- |Windows NT 4.0 |No longer supported. |- |Windows 2000 RC? |No longer supported. |- |} == References == <references /> c9cc109a40969979c612818b72a08feb7414be10 25 24 2015-01-06T12:53:06Z Gareth 1 Moved content from main page. wikitext text/x-wiki == Active Linux distributions == These are the distributions that still list Alpha as a supported architecture. This is not a complete list. {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |[http://www.gentoo.org/ Gentoo Linux] |Supported as of 10 Nov 2014. |- |} === Debian Linux === "The Alpha port is no longer officially supported in the Debian stable release. The last release with official Alpha support was Debian 5.0 "lenny". <ref>Debian -- Alpha Port http://www.debian.org/ports/alpha/</ref> However, the online package files for this release are still hosted online. If you try to download the Alpha port from the normal Debian mirrors, you will not find it. To download it go to the [http://archive.debian.org/ Debian Archive site]. Debian packages can still be downloaded and installed from within <tt>apt-get</tt> by adding the following to <tt>/etc/apt/sources.list</tt>: <pre> deb http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free </pre> Also install the signing keys: <pre> apt-get install debian-archive-keyring </pre> An example of a package directory is: http://archive.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/lxdoom/ == Discontinued Linux distributions == This list is incomplete and needs expanding. {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |Debian |Not supported. Last supported version was 5.0. However, the online package files are still hosted by Debian. |- |Redhat |Not supported. |- |} == Non-Linux operating systems == This list is incomplete and needs expanding. {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Support status |- |FreeBSD |No longer supported. |- |Linux |Supported by some distributions. |- |NetBSD |Supported as of [http://www.netbsd.org/releases/formal-6/NetBSD-6.1.5.html version 6.1.5], 22 Sep 2014. |- |OpenBSD |Supported as of [http://www.openbsd.org/56.html version 5.6], released on 1 Nov 2014. |- |OpenVMS |Supported. Hobbyist licenses are available. The OpenVMS operating system has now been relaunched under its own company: [http://www.vmssoftware.com/ VMS Software Inc.] |- |Tru64 (formerly Digital UNIX) |No longer supported. End of standard support was 31 Dec 2012. <ref>[http://www.hp.com/softwarereleases/releases-media2/notices/HP_Tru64_UNIX_Alpha_Lifecycle_Chart.pdf HP Tru64 UNIX Alpha Lifecycle Chart] Retrieved 12 December 2014.</ref> |- |UNICOS/mk (Cray supercomputers) |Unknown. (Mentioned for interest because the Alpha architecture was used in the Cray T3E supercomputer.) |- |Windows NT 4.0 |No longer supported. |- |Windows 2000 RC? |No longer supported. |- |} == References == <references /> e3f6b4d6509f21c03d689729c8d09137438590c0 43 25 2015-02-26T10:55:38Z Gareth 1 Improved table. wikitext text/x-wiki == Active Linux distributions == These are the distributions that still list Alpha as a supported architecture. This is not a complete list. {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |[http://www.gentoo.org/ Gentoo Linux] |Supported as of 10 Nov 2014. |- |} === Debian Linux === "The Alpha port is no longer officially supported in the Debian stable release. The last release with official Alpha support was Debian 5.0 "lenny". <ref>Debian -- Alpha Port http://www.debian.org/ports/alpha/</ref> However, the online package files for this release are still hosted online. If you try to download the Alpha port from the normal Debian mirrors, you will not find it. To download it go to the [http://archive.debian.org/ Debian Archive site]. Debian packages can still be downloaded and installed from within <tt>apt-get</tt> by adding the following to <tt>/etc/apt/sources.list</tt>: <pre> deb http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free </pre> Also install the signing keys: <pre> apt-get install debian-archive-keyring </pre> An example of a package directory is: http://archive.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/lxdoom/ == Discontinued Linux distributions == This list is incomplete and needs expanding. {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |Debian |Not supported. Last supported version was 5.0. However, the online package files are still hosted by Debian. |- |Redhat |Not supported. |- |} == Non-Linux operating systems == This list is incomplete and needs expanding. The "Currently maintained" column refers to when the author last checked. {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Currently maintained !Most recent release |- |FreeBSD |No | |- |NetBSD |Yes |[http://www.netbsd.org/releases/formal-6/NetBSD-6.1.5.html Version 6.1.5]. Released on 22 Sep 2014. |- |OpenBSD |Yes |[http://www.openbsd.org/56.html Version 5.6]. Released on 1 Nov 2014. |- |OpenVMS |Yes |Notes: * Hobbyist licenses are available. * The OpenVMS operating system has been relaunched under its own company: [http://www.vmssoftware.com/ VMS Software Inc.] |- |Tru64 (formerly Digital UNIX) |No |End of standard support was 31 Dec 2012. <ref>[http://www.hp.com/softwarereleases/releases-media2/notices/HP_Tru64_UNIX_Alpha_Lifecycle_Chart.pdf HP Tru64 UNIX Alpha Lifecycle Chart] Retrieved 12 December 2014.</ref> |- |UNICOS/mk (Cray supercomputers) |Unknown |Note: Mentioned for interest because the Alpha architecture was used in the Cray T3E supercomputer. |- |Windows NT 4.0 |No | |- |Windows 2000 RC? |No |A release candidate for Windows 2000 on Alpha was distributed shortly before Microsoft ceased development on Alpha. |- |} == References == <references /> 18a9e67cb6289c770ddb4be849204ed3c3f5d310 44 43 2015-02-26T10:57:48Z Gareth 1 /* Active Linux distributions */ wikitext text/x-wiki == Active Linux distributions == These are the distributions that still list Alpha as a supported architecture. This is not a complete list. {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Currently maintained !Most recent release |- |[http://www.gentoo.org/ Gentoo Linux] |Yes |Gentoo releases are very regular. Alpha was a supported when checked on 10 Nov 2014. |- |} === Debian Linux === "The Alpha port is no longer officially supported in the Debian stable release. The last release with official Alpha support was Debian 5.0 "lenny". <ref>Debian -- Alpha Port http://www.debian.org/ports/alpha/</ref> However, the online package files for this release are still hosted online. If you try to download the Alpha port from the normal Debian mirrors, you will not find it. To download it go to the [http://archive.debian.org/ Debian Archive site]. Debian packages can still be downloaded and installed from within <tt>apt-get</tt> by adding the following to <tt>/etc/apt/sources.list</tt>: <pre> deb http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free </pre> Also install the signing keys: <pre> apt-get install debian-archive-keyring </pre> An example of a package directory is: http://archive.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/lxdoom/ == Discontinued Linux distributions == This list is incomplete and needs expanding. {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |Debian |Not supported. Last supported version was 5.0. However, the online package files are still hosted by Debian. |- |Redhat |Not supported. |- |} == Non-Linux operating systems == This list is incomplete and needs expanding. The "Currently maintained" column refers to when the author last checked. {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Currently maintained !Most recent release |- |FreeBSD |No | |- |NetBSD |Yes |[http://www.netbsd.org/releases/formal-6/NetBSD-6.1.5.html Version 6.1.5]. Released on 22 Sep 2014. |- |OpenBSD |Yes |[http://www.openbsd.org/56.html Version 5.6]. Released on 1 Nov 2014. |- |OpenVMS |Yes |Notes: * Hobbyist licenses are available. * The OpenVMS operating system has been relaunched under its own company: [http://www.vmssoftware.com/ VMS Software Inc.] |- |Tru64 (formerly Digital UNIX) |No |End of standard support was 31 Dec 2012. <ref>[http://www.hp.com/softwarereleases/releases-media2/notices/HP_Tru64_UNIX_Alpha_Lifecycle_Chart.pdf HP Tru64 UNIX Alpha Lifecycle Chart] Retrieved 12 December 2014.</ref> |- |UNICOS/mk (Cray supercomputers) |Unknown |Note: Mentioned for interest because the Alpha architecture was used in the Cray T3E supercomputer. |- |Windows NT 4.0 |No | |- |Windows 2000 RC? |No |A release candidate for Windows 2000 on Alpha was distributed shortly before Microsoft ceased development on Alpha. |- |} == References == <references /> fe639fc219f0bce0c879a2f0836d8b9d3255dbc2 45 44 2015-02-26T11:04:53Z Gareth 1 /* Active Linux distributions */ wikitext text/x-wiki == Active Linux distributions == These are the distributions that still list Alpha as a supported architecture. This is not a complete list. {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Currently maintained !Most recent release |- |[http://www.gentoo.org/ Gentoo Linux] |Yes |Gentoo releases are very regular. Alpha was a supported platform when checked on 10 Nov 2014. |- |} === Debian Linux === "The Alpha port is no longer officially supported in the Debian stable release. The last release with official Alpha support was Debian 5.0 "lenny". <ref>Debian -- Alpha Port http://www.debian.org/ports/alpha/</ref> However, the online package files for this release are still hosted online. If you try to download the Alpha port from the normal Debian mirrors, you will not find it. To download it go to the [http://archive.debian.org/ Debian Archive site]. Debian packages can still be downloaded and installed from within <tt>apt-get</tt> by adding the following to <tt>/etc/apt/sources.list</tt>: <pre> deb http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free </pre> Also install the signing keys: <pre> apt-get install debian-archive-keyring </pre> An example of a package directory is: http://archive.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/lxdoom/ == Discontinued Linux distributions == This list is incomplete and needs expanding. {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |Debian |Not supported. Last supported version was 5.0. However, the online package files are still hosted by Debian. |- |Redhat |Not supported. |- |} == Non-Linux operating systems == This list is incomplete and needs expanding. The "Currently maintained" column refers to when the author last checked. {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Currently maintained !Most recent release |- |FreeBSD |No | |- |NetBSD |Yes |[http://www.netbsd.org/releases/formal-6/NetBSD-6.1.5.html Version 6.1.5]. Released on 22 Sep 2014. |- |OpenBSD |Yes |[http://www.openbsd.org/56.html Version 5.6]. Released on 1 Nov 2014. |- |OpenVMS |Yes |Notes: * Hobbyist licenses are available. * The OpenVMS operating system has been relaunched under its own company: [http://www.vmssoftware.com/ VMS Software Inc.] |- |Tru64 (formerly Digital UNIX) |No |End of standard support was 31 Dec 2012. <ref>[http://www.hp.com/softwarereleases/releases-media2/notices/HP_Tru64_UNIX_Alpha_Lifecycle_Chart.pdf HP Tru64 UNIX Alpha Lifecycle Chart] Retrieved 12 December 2014.</ref> |- |UNICOS/mk (Cray supercomputers) |Unknown |Note: Mentioned for interest because the Alpha architecture was used in the Cray T3E supercomputer. |- |Windows NT 4.0 |No | |- |Windows 2000 RC? |No |A release candidate for Windows 2000 on Alpha was distributed shortly before Microsoft ceased development on Alpha. |- |} == References == <references /> 0ef060fce7fc353db37d53727a01654d890c16ab 0 7 28 2015-01-07T15:07:38Z Gareth 1 Initial version. wikitext text/x-wiki This website contains content reproduced under several different licenses, and it is important to be aware of which license or combination of licenses applies to any given piece of content (files, wiki pages, images and so on.) The text of the wiki pages is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License]. This is the same license as [http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] at the time of writing. However, any files downloadable from this website may have different license restrictions, and may be "non-free". Such copyrighted files and material may have been sourced from other websites and may at previous times been available as part of paid-for commercial services. Before using any of this content you should ensure that your use of the content meets any licensing restrictions. == Fair-use rationale for non-free copyrighted material == The primary focus of this website is Linux on the Alpha architecture. As Alpha hardware is no longer being manufactured, and no commercial Linux distributions are believed to offer paid support for it, it is thought that the publishing Alpha-related copyrighted material should have no material impact on any legitimate commercial revenue that could have been generated by the copyright holders. The publishing of copyrighted materials is therefore thought to fall under "fair dealing" in the United Kingdom and other parts of the world, because the uses of such materials will be "non-commercial research and private study". Such material should also fall under the category of "retro-computing", where the material is effectively no longer capable of any commercial exploitation now or in the future. 174a78ee3000499cf65df1b8a68885058c36c0b6 29 28 2015-01-07T15:24:36Z Gareth 1 /* Fair-use rationale for non-free copyrighted material */ wikitext text/x-wiki This website contains content reproduced under several different licenses, and it is important to be aware of which license or combination of licenses applies to any given piece of content (files, wiki pages, images and so on.) The text of the wiki pages is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License]. This is the same license as [http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] at the time of writing. However, any files downloadable from this website may have different license restrictions, and may be "non-free". Such copyrighted files and material may have been sourced from other websites and may at previous times been available as part of paid-for commercial services. Before using any of this content you should ensure that your use of the content meets any licensing restrictions. == Fair-use rationale for non-free copyrighted material == The primary focus of this website is Linux on the Alpha architecture. As Alpha hardware is no longer being manufactured, and no commercial Linux distributions are believed to offer paid support for it: # It is thought that the publishing Alpha-related copyrighted material should have no material impact on any legitimate commercial revenue that could have been generated by the copyright holders. # It is thought that the end-users accessing this material would not be able to derive any commercial benefit from it. # The publishing of copyrighted materials is therefore thought to fall under "fair dealing" in the United Kingdom and other parts of the world, because the uses of such materials will be "non-commercial research and private study". # As a further explanation, such copyright material should fall under the general category of "retro-computing", where the material is effectively no longer capable of any commercial exploitation now or in the future. 900f6bf4a8e3d750ebf7d85c7cee814fb06d37ed 30 29 2015-01-07T19:49:22Z Gareth 1 Archive proposed text on retro-computing material as there is none on this site as this time. wikitext text/x-wiki The text of the wiki pages is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (CC BY-SA 3.0)] and the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL).] This is the same license set-up as [http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] at the time of writing. 93550d0aefa6843f84863a6d8d63be13108e2803 31 30 2015-01-07T19:57:32Z Gareth 1 Added Tux copyright. wikitext text/x-wiki The text of the wiki pages is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (CC BY-SA 3.0)] and the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL).] This is the same license set-up as [http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] at the time of writing. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tux Tux] [http://www.alphalinux.net/wiki/alpha-linux-tux.png logo] is adapted from an original which is copyright Larry Ewing, with the permission as follows: "Permission to use and/or modify this image is granted provided you acknowledge me lewing@isc.tamu.edu and The GIMP if someone asks." ffad63ca5b260ad4510fa3cc6f03f9f1a97fd1ce 36 31 2015-02-22T19:26:24Z Gareth 1 Add "roaring penguin" copyright. wikitext text/x-wiki The text of the wiki pages is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (CC BY-SA 3.0)] and the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL).] This is the same license set-up as [http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] at the time of writing. The "roaring penguin" [http://www.alphalinux.net/wiki/penguin-circle.png logo] is used on this website (www.alphalinux.net) with permission from Rich Payne. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tux Tux] [http://www.alphalinux.net/wiki/alpha-linux-tux.png logo] is adapted from an original which is copyright Larry Ewing, with the permission as follows: "Permission to use and/or modify this image is granted provided you acknowledge me lewing@isc.tamu.edu and The GIMP if someone asks." 0ae8fa897561a50f3d55f9baf19c4f07a1d32fda 37 36 2015-02-22T19:32:26Z Gareth 1 Updated image link. wikitext text/x-wiki The text of the wiki pages is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (CC BY-SA 3.0)] and the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL).] This is the same license set-up as [http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] at the time of writing. The "roaring penguin" [http://www.alphalinux.net/wiki/penguin-circle-135x135.png logo] is used on this website (www.alphalinux.net) with permission from Rich Payne. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tux Tux] [http://www.alphalinux.net/wiki/alpha-linux-tux.png logo] is adapted from an original which is copyright Larry Ewing, with the permission as follows: "Permission to use and/or modify this image is granted provided you acknowledge me lewing@isc.tamu.edu and The GIMP if someone asks." 0c1b329c3e207cd3f94ef2d0137bc610169cda25 40 37 2015-02-25T20:09:40Z Gareth 1 Add license for the favicon.ico file. wikitext text/x-wiki * The text of the wiki pages is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (CC BY-SA 3.0)] and the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL).] This is the same license set-up as [http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] at the time of writing. * The [http://www.alphalinux.net/favicon.ico favicon.ico image] is copyright Gareth Randall and is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (CC BY-SA 3.0)] and the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL).] This is the same license set-up as [http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] at the time of writing. * The "roaring penguin" [http://www.alphalinux.net/wiki/penguin-circle-135x135.png logo] is used on this website (www.alphalinux.net) with permission from Rich Payne. * (The following image has been used on this site in the past.) The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tux Tux] [http://www.alphalinux.net/wiki/alpha-linux-tux.png logo] is adapted from an original which is copyright Larry Ewing, with the permission as follows: "Permission to use and/or modify this image is granted provided you acknowledge me lewing@isc.tamu.edu and The GIMP if someone asks." f0fcc76d5e91869273bcf0c61c23240551c9f2b1 0 8 35 2015-02-22T16:37:07Z Gareth 1 Initial version. wikitext text/x-wiki The original content from the alphalinux.org website is now available again. Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis have very kindly uploaded it to GitHub. This means that enthusiasts can choose between browsing files normally one by one, or getting a copy of the entire site using "git clone". Browse to: https://github.com/alphalinux To get your own copy, do the following: $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/web $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/lists $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/firmware e158893558a4f14e2d71ecf0d89120c2221e8cb9 38 35 2015-02-22T21:56:13Z Gareth 1 Tabulated. wikitext text/x-wiki The original content from the alphalinux.org website is now available again. Peter Petrakis has very kindly uploaded it to GitHub. This means that enthusiasts can choose between browsing files on the Github [https://github.com/alphalinux alphalinux project website], or getting a copy of the entire original site using "git clone". {| class="wikitable" !Description !Github web !Git clone command |- |alphalinux.org site archive |[https://github.com/alphalinux/web web] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/web</code> |- |Archive of alphalinux mailing lists including the axp-list |[https://github.com/alphalinux/lists lists] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/lists</code> |- |SRM firmware archive |[https://github.com/alphalinux/firmware firmware] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/firmware</code> |- |} Git clone: $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/web $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/lists $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/firmware 703cf0bbe41d8d81fc0009b7ff228dcc425f4df8 41 38 2015-02-26T10:20:54Z Gareth 1 Gareth moved page [[Archives]] to [[Former alphalinux.org content]] without leaving a redirect: The name "Archives" sounds like it should be archives of this site, rather than the alphalinux.org one. Hence renaming away from "Archives" wikitext text/x-wiki The original content from the alphalinux.org website is now available again. Peter Petrakis has very kindly uploaded it to GitHub. This means that enthusiasts can choose between browsing files on the Github [https://github.com/alphalinux alphalinux project website], or getting a copy of the entire original site using "git clone". {| class="wikitable" !Description !Github web !Git clone command |- |alphalinux.org site archive |[https://github.com/alphalinux/web web] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/web</code> |- |Archive of alphalinux mailing lists including the axp-list |[https://github.com/alphalinux/lists lists] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/lists</code> |- |SRM firmware archive |[https://github.com/alphalinux/firmware firmware] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/firmware</code> |- |} Git clone: $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/web $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/lists $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/firmware 703cf0bbe41d8d81fc0009b7ff228dcc425f4df8 51 41 2015-04-21T08:41:34Z Gareth 1 Add link to OpenOffice file. wikitext text/x-wiki The original content from the alphalinux.org website is now available again. Peter Petrakis has very kindly uploaded it to GitHub. This means that enthusiasts can choose between browsing files on the Github [https://github.com/alphalinux alphalinux project website], or getting a copy of the entire original site using "git clone". {| class="wikitable" !Description !Github web !Git clone command |- |alphalinux.org site archive |[https://github.com/alphalinux/web web] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/web</code> |- |Archive of alphalinux mailing lists including the axp-list |[https://github.com/alphalinux/lists lists] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/lists</code> |- |SRM firmware archive |[https://github.com/alphalinux/firmware firmware] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/firmware</code> |- |} Git clone: $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/web $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/lists $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/firmware =OpenOffice= The OpenOffice 1.0.2 build for Alpha architecture file ([[media:OpenOffice1.0.2.Alpha.tar.bz2|OpenOffice1.0.2.Alpha.tar.bz2]]) was too large to be uploaded to Github so can be downloaded separately. Note: This file has not been tested. The original mailing list post relating to this build may be [http://www.redhat.com/archives/axp-list/2003-September/msg00009.html this one]. fc0d42b2f8b46fe25785e1c255fee0379d3e0cd9 6 9 50 2015-04-21T07:50:02Z Gareth 1 OpenOffice built for the Alpha architecture. wikitext text/x-wiki OpenOffice built for the Alpha architecture. 117735d68bc10c255b99210a143e58f939fd6781 0 8 52 51 2015-04-21T08:43:49Z Gareth 1 wikitext text/x-wiki The original content from the alphalinux.org website is now available again. Peter Petrakis has very kindly uploaded it to GitHub. This means that enthusiasts can choose between browsing files on the Github [https://github.com/alphalinux alphalinux project website], or getting a copy of the entire original site using "git clone". {| class="wikitable" !Description !Github web !Git clone command |- |alphalinux.org site archive |[https://github.com/alphalinux/web web] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/web</code> |- |Archive of alphalinux mailing lists including the axp-list |[https://github.com/alphalinux/lists lists] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/lists</code> |- |SRM firmware archive |[https://github.com/alphalinux/firmware firmware] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/firmware</code> |- |} Git clone: $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/web $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/lists $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/firmware ==OpenOffice== The OpenOffice 1.0.2 build for Alpha architecture file ([[media:OpenOffice1.0.2.Alpha.tar.bz2|OpenOffice1.0.2.Alpha.tar.bz2]]) was too large to be uploaded to Github so can be downloaded separately. Note: This file has not been tested. The original mailing list post relating to this build may be [http://www.redhat.com/archives/axp-list/2003-September/msg00009.html this one]. 098637be0de5081ab639bba25f944f595cbf6cd6 56 52 2015-05-31T10:57:33Z Gareth 1 Reference archive.org site. wikitext text/x-wiki The original content from the alphalinux.org website is available. Peter Petrakis has very kindly uploaded it to GitHub. This means that enthusiasts can choose between browsing files on the Github [https://github.com/alphalinux alphalinux project website], or getting a copy of the entire original site using "git clone". {| class="wikitable" !Description !Github web !Git clone command |- |alphalinux.org site archive |[https://github.com/alphalinux/web web] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/web</code> |- |Archive of alphalinux mailing lists including the axp-list |[https://github.com/alphalinux/lists lists] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/lists</code> |- |SRM firmware archive |[https://github.com/alphalinux/firmware firmware] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/firmware</code> |- |} Git clone: $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/web $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/lists $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/firmware ==OpenOffice== The OpenOffice 1.0.2 build for Alpha architecture file ([[media:OpenOffice1.0.2.Alpha.tar.bz2|OpenOffice1.0.2.Alpha.tar.bz2]]) was too large to be uploaded to Github so can be downloaded separately. Note: This file has not been tested. The original mailing list post relating to this build may be [http://www.redhat.com/archives/axp-list/2003-September/msg00009.html this one]. ==Archive.org site== You can also still view the old www.alphalinux.org website using archive.org. The last copy of the old site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10th Sep 2014]. 13d73fcb7caf07c0cf53ed0db46bdcdbf64d8267 65 56 2015-06-05T07:30:39Z Gareth 1 Add thanks to Rich. wikitext text/x-wiki The original content from the alphalinux.org website is available. Peter Petrakis has very kindly uploaded it to GitHub. Thanks also to Rich Payne. This means that enthusiasts can choose between browsing files on the Github [https://github.com/alphalinux alphalinux project website], or getting a copy of the entire original site using "git clone". {| class="wikitable" !Description !Github web !Git clone command |- |alphalinux.org site archive |[https://github.com/alphalinux/web web] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/web</code> |- |Archive of alphalinux mailing lists including the axp-list |[https://github.com/alphalinux/lists lists] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/lists</code> |- |SRM firmware archive |[https://github.com/alphalinux/firmware firmware] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/firmware</code> |- |} Git clone: $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/web $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/lists $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/firmware ==OpenOffice== The OpenOffice 1.0.2 build for Alpha architecture file ([[media:OpenOffice1.0.2.Alpha.tar.bz2|OpenOffice1.0.2.Alpha.tar.bz2]]) was too large to be uploaded to Github so can be downloaded separately. Note: This file has not been tested. The original mailing list post relating to this build may be [http://www.redhat.com/archives/axp-list/2003-September/msg00009.html this one]. ==Archive.org site== You can also still view the old www.alphalinux.org website using archive.org. The last copy of the old site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10th Sep 2014]. ec5753682e5577cc9897efb57dde04ead9077fe6 66 65 2015-06-05T07:31:14Z Gareth 1 wikitext text/x-wiki The original content from the alphalinux.org website is available. Peter Petrakis has very kindly uploaded it to GitHub. Thanks also to Rich Payne. You can choose between browsing files on the Github [https://github.com/alphalinux alphalinux project website], or getting a copy of the entire original site using "git clone". {| class="wikitable" !Description !Github web !Git clone command |- |alphalinux.org site archive |[https://github.com/alphalinux/web web] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/web</code> |- |Archive of alphalinux mailing lists including the axp-list |[https://github.com/alphalinux/lists lists] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/lists</code> |- |SRM firmware archive |[https://github.com/alphalinux/firmware firmware] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/firmware</code> |- |} Git clone: $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/web $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/lists $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/firmware ==OpenOffice== The OpenOffice 1.0.2 build for Alpha architecture file ([[media:OpenOffice1.0.2.Alpha.tar.bz2|OpenOffice1.0.2.Alpha.tar.bz2]]) was too large to be uploaded to Github so can be downloaded separately. Note: This file has not been tested. The original mailing list post relating to this build may be [http://www.redhat.com/archives/axp-list/2003-September/msg00009.html this one]. ==Archive.org site== You can also still view the old www.alphalinux.org website using archive.org. The last copy of the old site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10th Sep 2014]. e17b71a343c8d149588a277cf3a0f9127c4e2a82 67 66 2015-06-05T07:32:20Z Gareth 1 wikitext text/x-wiki The original content from the alphalinux.org website is available. Peter Petrakis has very kindly uploaded it to GitHub. Thanks also to Rich Payne. You can choose between browsing files on the Github [https://github.com/alphalinux alphalinux project website], or getting a copy of the entire original site using "git clone". Content categories: {| class="wikitable" !Description !Github web !Git clone command |- |alphalinux.org site archive |[https://github.com/alphalinux/web web] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/web</code> |- |Archive of alphalinux mailing lists including the axp-list |[https://github.com/alphalinux/lists lists] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/lists</code> |- |SRM firmware archive |[https://github.com/alphalinux/firmware firmware] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/firmware</code> |- |} Commands for git clone: $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/web $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/lists $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/firmware ==OpenOffice== The OpenOffice 1.0.2 build for Alpha architecture file ([[media:OpenOffice1.0.2.Alpha.tar.bz2|OpenOffice1.0.2.Alpha.tar.bz2]]) was too large to be uploaded to Github so can be downloaded separately. Note: This file has not been tested. The original mailing list post relating to this build may be [http://www.redhat.com/archives/axp-list/2003-September/msg00009.html this one]. ==Archive.org site== You can also still view the old www.alphalinux.org website using archive.org. The last copy of the old site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10th Sep 2014]. 165760538e21b1ef229f0590029becd50261c6f6 68 67 2015-06-05T07:34:36Z Gareth 1 Visual improvements. wikitext text/x-wiki The original content from the alphalinux.org website is available. Peter Petrakis has very kindly uploaded it to GitHub. Thanks also to Rich Payne. You can choose between browsing files on the Github [https://github.com/alphalinux alphalinux project website], or getting a copy of the entire original site using "git clone". ===Content categories=== {| class="wikitable" !Description !Github web !Git clone command |- |alphalinux.org site archive |[https://github.com/alphalinux/web web] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/web</code> |- |Archive of alphalinux mailing lists including the axp-list |[https://github.com/alphalinux/lists lists] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/lists</code> |- |SRM firmware archive |[https://github.com/alphalinux/firmware firmware] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/firmware</code> |- |} ===Commands to clone all content=== $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/web $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/lists $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/firmware ==OpenOffice== The OpenOffice 1.0.2 build for Alpha architecture file ([[media:OpenOffice1.0.2.Alpha.tar.bz2|OpenOffice1.0.2.Alpha.tar.bz2]]) was too large to be uploaded to Github so can be downloaded separately. Note: This file has not been tested. The original mailing list post relating to this build may be [http://www.redhat.com/archives/axp-list/2003-September/msg00009.html this one]. ==Archive.org site== You can also still view the old www.alphalinux.org website using archive.org. The last copy of the old site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10th Sep 2014]. 8567cc4f7ccf9885f0c38af8d32702ada674b9d0 69 68 2015-06-06T21:15:37Z Gareth 1 Better headings. wikitext text/x-wiki The original content from the alphalinux.org website is available. ==From GitHub== Peter Petrakis has very kindly uploaded the contents of the original alphalinux.org website to GitHub. Thanks also to Rich Payne. You can choose between browsing files on the Github [https://github.com/alphalinux alphalinux project website], or getting a copy of the entire original site using "git clone". ===Content categories=== {| class="wikitable" !Description !Github web !Git clone command |- |alphalinux.org site archive |[https://github.com/alphalinux/web web] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/web</code> |- |Archive of alphalinux mailing lists including the axp-list |[https://github.com/alphalinux/lists lists] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/lists</code> |- |SRM firmware archive |[https://github.com/alphalinux/firmware firmware] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/firmware</code> |- |} ===Commands to clone all content=== $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/web $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/lists $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/firmware ==OpenOffice== The OpenOffice 1.0.2 build for Alpha architecture file ([[media:OpenOffice1.0.2.Alpha.tar.bz2|OpenOffice1.0.2.Alpha.tar.bz2]]) was too large to be uploaded to Github so can be downloaded separately. Note: This file has not been tested. The original mailing list post relating to this build may be [http://www.redhat.com/archives/axp-list/2003-September/msg00009.html this one]. ==Archive.org site== You can also still view the old www.alphalinux.org website using archive.org. The last copy of the old site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10th Sep 2014]. 755e2d6186e67ac6f836cb89a54b0abca01e4a6e 0 10 53 2015-05-31T10:06:50Z Gareth 1 Created page with "==[31 May 2015] www.alphalinux.org website is back== The website www.alphalinux.org is now up and running again. Enthusiasts can now access content using this well-known dom..." wikitext text/x-wiki ==[31 May 2015] www.alphalinux.org website is back== The website www.alphalinux.org is now up and running again. Enthusiasts can now access content using this well-known domain. Special thanks to Rich Payne and Marta Greenberg. ==[22 Feb 2015] Content from alphalinux.org is now available== Alphalinux.org website content is back! A big thank you to Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis who have very kindly worked to make the content available on GitHub. Information on how to access it is on the [[Former alphalinux.org content]] page. This allows Alpha enthusiasts to download their own copy of the entire site using "git clone". ==[10 Dec 2014] New alphalinux.net website launched== The AlphaLinux.net website is intended to provide resources for Alpha processor operating systems; in particular Linux on Alpha. The content is under development, but there are plans to include content formerly hosted at www.alphalinux.org. There are many good reasons for keeping Alpha content available, whether or not the Alpha architecture is a primary platform for running Linux nowadays: <ul> <li>Alpha hardware is still run by real organisations doing real work. It is still supported hardware for users running OpenVMS.</li> <li>We wouldn't throw away data about our favourite 8-bit home microcomputers, even though they are now used only by hobbyists, so why should we throw away information about Alpha?</li> <li>Retro computing - it's a bit like owning a classic car but is cheaper (normally) and takes up less space!</li> </ul> You can still view the old alphalinux.org site using archive.org. The last copy of the site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10 Sep 2014]. I hope to make copies of the downloadable content. If you contributed content for alphalinux.org in the past then you are very welcome to resubmit it to this site! cb20e09d54eb4c438c6e24880be5b82bda7689e7 55 53 2015-05-31T10:40:13Z Gareth 1 Amended. wikitext text/x-wiki ==[31 May 2015] www.alphalinux.org website is back== The website www.alphalinux.org is now up and running again, but any web links to content will need to be updated. Enthusiasts can now access content using this well-known domain. Special thanks to Rich Payne and Marta Greenberg. ==[22 Feb 2015] Content from alphalinux.org is now available== Alphalinux.org website content is back! A big thank you to Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis who have very kindly worked to make the content available on GitHub. Information on how to access it is on the [[Former alphalinux.org content]] page. This allows Alpha enthusiasts to download their own copy of the entire site using "git clone". ==[10 Dec 2014] New alphalinux.net website launched== The AlphaLinux.net website is intended to provide resources for Alpha processor operating systems; in particular Linux on Alpha. The content is under development, but there are plans to include content formerly hosted at www.alphalinux.org. There are many good reasons for keeping Alpha content available, whether or not the Alpha architecture is a primary platform for running Linux nowadays: <ul> <li>Alpha hardware is still run by real organisations doing real work. It is still supported hardware for users running OpenVMS.</li> <li>We wouldn't throw away data about our favourite 8-bit home microcomputers, even though they are now used only by hobbyists, so why should we throw away information about Alpha?</li> <li>Retro computing - it's a bit like owning a classic car but is cheaper (normally) and takes up less space!</li> </ul> You can still view the old alphalinux.org site using archive.org. The last copy of the site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10 Sep 2014]. I hope to make copies of the downloadable content. If you contributed content for alphalinux.org in the past then you are very welcome to resubmit it to this site! 512660f5a952a399a9ff2a96d4fda9e5b234c7bd 72 55 2015-10-02T07:25:42Z Gareth 1 New story. wikitext text/x-wiki ==[29 Sep 2015] This website is now hosted by Advania in Iceland, using energy that really is renewable.== The [http://www.advania.com/ Advania] cloud service is powered by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_Iceland#Production Iceland's electricity], which is produced almost entirely from hydroelectric and geothermal sources. Before moving to Advania this wiki was hosted at Greenqloud, also in Iceland. ==[31 May 2015] www.alphalinux.org website is back== The website www.alphalinux.org is now up and running again, but any web links to content will need to be updated. Enthusiasts can now access content using this well-known domain. Special thanks to Rich Payne and Marta Greenberg. ==[22 Feb 2015] Content from alphalinux.org is now available== Alphalinux.org website content is back! A big thank you to Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis who have very kindly worked to make the content available on GitHub. Information on how to access it is on the [[Former alphalinux.org content]] page. This allows Alpha enthusiasts to download their own copy of the entire site using "git clone". ==[10 Dec 2014] New alphalinux.net website launched== The AlphaLinux.net website is intended to provide resources for Alpha processor operating systems; in particular Linux on Alpha. The content is under development, but there are plans to include content formerly hosted at www.alphalinux.org. There are many good reasons for keeping Alpha content available, whether or not the Alpha architecture is a primary platform for running Linux nowadays: <ul> <li>Alpha hardware is still run by real organisations doing real work. It is still supported hardware for users running OpenVMS.</li> <li>We wouldn't throw away data about our favourite 8-bit home microcomputers, even though they are now used only by hobbyists, so why should we throw away information about Alpha?</li> <li>Retro computing - it's a bit like owning a classic car but is cheaper (normally) and takes up less space!</li> </ul> You can still view the old alphalinux.org site using archive.org. The last copy of the site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10 Sep 2014]. I hope to make copies of the downloadable content. If you contributed content for alphalinux.org in the past then you are very welcome to resubmit it to this site! 6459647ce5e36c27aa0c0ed79a8f8942b17ad2b7 73 72 2018-10-07T10:47:28Z Gareth 1 Latest news article. wikitext text/x-wiki ==[7 Oct 2018] This website is now hosted on a server running the ARM architecture (aarch64), using low carbon footprint electricity.== The cloud provider hosting this server is based in France, where the electricity comes mostly from non-fossil fuel sources. This helps to minimise the carbon footprint of this website. ARM aarch64 is an interesting alternative architecture to x86_64 with its own Linux port, just like Alpha. ==[29 Sep 2015] This website is now hosted by Advania in Iceland, using energy that really is renewable.== The [http://www.advania.com/ Advania] cloud service is powered by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_Iceland#Production Iceland's electricity], which is produced almost entirely from hydroelectric and geothermal sources. Before moving to Advania this wiki was hosted at Greenqloud, also in Iceland. ==[31 May 2015] www.alphalinux.org website is back== The website www.alphalinux.org is now up and running again, but any web links to content will need to be updated. Enthusiasts can now access content using this well-known domain. Special thanks to Rich Payne and Marta Greenberg. ==[22 Feb 2015] Content from alphalinux.org is now available== Alphalinux.org website content is back! A big thank you to Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis who have very kindly worked to make the content available on GitHub. Information on how to access it is on the [[Former alphalinux.org content]] page. This allows Alpha enthusiasts to download their own copy of the entire site using "git clone". ==[10 Dec 2014] New alphalinux.net website launched== The AlphaLinux.net website is intended to provide resources for Alpha processor operating systems; in particular Linux on Alpha. The content is under development, but there are plans to include content formerly hosted at www.alphalinux.org. There are many good reasons for keeping Alpha content available, whether or not the Alpha architecture is a primary platform for running Linux nowadays: <ul> <li>Alpha hardware is still run by real organisations doing real work. It is still supported hardware for users running OpenVMS.</li> <li>We wouldn't throw away data about our favourite 8-bit home microcomputers, even though they are now used only by hobbyists, so why should we throw away information about Alpha?</li> <li>Retro computing - it's a bit like owning a classic car but is cheaper (normally) and takes up less space!</li> </ul> You can still view the old alphalinux.org site using archive.org. The last copy of the site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10 Sep 2014]. I hope to make copies of the downloadable content. If you contributed content for alphalinux.org in the past then you are very welcome to resubmit it to this site! c0c52da83cfb15cb0ee304d13962337a86a7d4b5 0 1 54 47 2015-05-31T10:39:25Z Gareth 1 News to separate page. Update section on previous content. wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of GNU/Linux to the Alpha architecture. GNU/Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[31 May 2015] www.alphalinux.org website is back</strong> The website www.alphalinux.org is now up and running again, but any web links to content will need to be updated. Enthusiasts can now access content using this well-known domain. Special thanks to Rich Payne and Marta Greenberg. <strong>[[News | Show all previous news stories]]</strong> == Where happened to the files previously on www.alphalinux.org? == You're in luck! The www.alphalinux.org website has been relaunched on a new platform (as of May 2015) and all previous web links will now be broken. However, you can download your own copy of the entire contents of the previous website, or whatever files you were looking for. This content can be accessed from the [[Former alphalinux.org content]] page. With thanks to Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis. == Linux distributions and other operating systems for Alpha == There are many Linux distributions and other operating systems for the Alpha architecture, some of which are actively maintained and some no longer supported. See the [[List of operating systems for Alpha]]. == The Future of Alpha == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [[SCSI2SD]] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The [[SCSI2SD]] card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoids questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Alpha History == [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Credits == <ul> <li>Thanks to [http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling me a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> <li>Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis for providing copies of the previous alphalinux.org content.</li> </ul> 3791dbe9fe451032def11791d67df41757eaaa9e 57 54 2015-05-31T16:30:07Z Gareth 1 /* Credits */ wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of GNU/Linux to the Alpha architecture. GNU/Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[31 May 2015] www.alphalinux.org website is back</strong> The website www.alphalinux.org is now up and running again, but any web links to content will need to be updated. Enthusiasts can now access content using this well-known domain. Special thanks to Rich Payne and Marta Greenberg. <strong>[[News | Show all previous news stories]]</strong> == Where happened to the files previously on www.alphalinux.org? == You're in luck! The www.alphalinux.org website has been relaunched on a new platform (as of May 2015) and all previous web links will now be broken. However, you can download your own copy of the entire contents of the previous website, or whatever files you were looking for. This content can be accessed from the [[Former alphalinux.org content]] page. With thanks to Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis. == Linux distributions and other operating systems for Alpha == There are many Linux distributions and other operating systems for the Alpha architecture, some of which are actively maintained and some no longer supported. See the [[List of operating systems for Alpha]]. == The Future of Alpha == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [[SCSI2SD]] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The [[SCSI2SD]] card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoids questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Alpha History == [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Thanks go to == <ul> <li>Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis for providing copies of the original alphalinux.org content.</li> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling the author a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> </ul> 866360709eb2fcb3894a3200eec7ae53a1752516 58 57 2015-05-31T16:30:59Z Gareth 1 /* The Future of Alpha */ wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of GNU/Linux to the Alpha architecture. GNU/Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[31 May 2015] www.alphalinux.org website is back</strong> The website www.alphalinux.org is now up and running again, but any web links to content will need to be updated. Enthusiasts can now access content using this well-known domain. Special thanks to Rich Payne and Marta Greenberg. <strong>[[News | Show all previous news stories]]</strong> == Where happened to the files previously on www.alphalinux.org? == You're in luck! The www.alphalinux.org website has been relaunched on a new platform (as of May 2015) and all previous web links will now be broken. However, you can download your own copy of the entire contents of the previous website, or whatever files you were looking for. This content can be accessed from the [[Former alphalinux.org content]] page. With thanks to Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis. == Linux distributions and other operating systems for Alpha == There are many Linux distributions and other operating systems for the Alpha architecture, some of which are actively maintained and some no longer supported. See the [[List of operating systems for Alpha]]. == Using Alpha today == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [[SCSI2SD]] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The [[SCSI2SD]] card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoids questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Alpha History == [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Thanks go to == <ul> <li>Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis for providing copies of the original alphalinux.org content.</li> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling the author a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> </ul> 3b122d826392ef863f1c361acf348f9d9bcca9a9 59 58 2015-06-01T15:57:51Z Gareth 1 /* Where happened to the files previously on www.alphalinux.org? */ wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of GNU/Linux to the Alpha architecture. GNU/Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[31 May 2015] www.alphalinux.org website is back</strong> The website www.alphalinux.org is now up and running again, but any web links to content will need to be updated. Enthusiasts can now access content using this well-known domain. Special thanks to Rich Payne and Marta Greenberg. <strong>[[News | Show all previous news stories]]</strong> == What happened to the files previously on www.alphalinux.org? == You're in luck! The www.alphalinux.org website has been relaunched on a new platform (as of May 2015) and all previous web links will now be broken. However, you can download your own copy of the entire contents of the previous website, or whatever files you were looking for. This content can be accessed from the [[Former alphalinux.org content]] page. With thanks to Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis. == Linux distributions and other operating systems for Alpha == There are many Linux distributions and other operating systems for the Alpha architecture, some of which are actively maintained and some no longer supported. See the [[List of operating systems for Alpha]]. == Using Alpha today == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [[SCSI2SD]] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The [[SCSI2SD]] card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoids questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Alpha History == [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Thanks go to == <ul> <li>Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis for providing copies of the original alphalinux.org content.</li> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling the author a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> </ul> 577dbd88c59d1d3b1b67f2abfc5377558c6eddad 61 59 2015-06-03T07:40:23Z Gareth 1 /* Alpha History */ wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of GNU/Linux to the Alpha architecture. GNU/Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[31 May 2015] www.alphalinux.org website is back</strong> The website www.alphalinux.org is now up and running again, but any web links to content will need to be updated. Enthusiasts can now access content using this well-known domain. Special thanks to Rich Payne and Marta Greenberg. <strong>[[News | Show all previous news stories]]</strong> == What happened to the files previously on www.alphalinux.org? == You're in luck! The www.alphalinux.org website has been relaunched on a new platform (as of May 2015) and all previous web links will now be broken. However, you can download your own copy of the entire contents of the previous website, or whatever files you were looking for. This content can be accessed from the [[Former alphalinux.org content]] page. With thanks to Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis. == Linux distributions and other operating systems for Alpha == There are many Linux distributions and other operating systems for the Alpha architecture, some of which are actively maintained and some no longer supported. See the [[List of operating systems for Alpha]]. == Using Alpha today == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [[SCSI2SD]] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The [[SCSI2SD]] card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoids questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Alpha History == The Alpha processor was developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). DEC was later bought by Compaq, which then merged with HP. Alpha always had a reputation for excellent performance and could run many different operating systems. [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Thanks go to == <ul> <li>Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis for providing copies of the original alphalinux.org content.</li> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling the author a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> </ul> 9473d82c8be3669461dbe37d6e326b8abb226823 63 61 2015-06-05T07:12:56Z Gareth 1 /* News */ wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of GNU/Linux to the Alpha architecture. GNU/Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[31 May 2015] www.alphalinux.org website is back</strong> The website www.alphalinux.org is now up and running again, but any web links to content will need to be updated. Enthusiasts can now access content using this well-known domain. Special thanks to Rich Payne and Marta Greenberg. [[News | Show all previous news stories]] == What happened to the files previously on www.alphalinux.org? == You're in luck! The www.alphalinux.org website has been relaunched on a new platform (as of May 2015) and all previous web links will now be broken. However, you can download your own copy of the entire contents of the previous website, or whatever files you were looking for. This content can be accessed from the [[Former alphalinux.org content]] page. With thanks to Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis. == Linux distributions and other operating systems for Alpha == There are many Linux distributions and other operating systems for the Alpha architecture, some of which are actively maintained and some no longer supported. See the [[List of operating systems for Alpha]]. == Using Alpha today == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [[SCSI2SD]] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The [[SCSI2SD]] card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoids questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Alpha History == The Alpha processor was developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). DEC was later bought by Compaq, which then merged with HP. Alpha always had a reputation for excellent performance and could run many different operating systems. [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Thanks go to == <ul> <li>Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis for providing copies of the original alphalinux.org content.</li> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling the author a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> </ul> 4bb6970d18a5111d2ffe69b252b26415e3301bee 64 63 2015-06-05T07:29:33Z Gareth 1 /* What happened to the files previously on www.alphalinux.org? */ wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of GNU/Linux to the Alpha architecture. GNU/Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[31 May 2015] www.alphalinux.org website is back</strong> The website www.alphalinux.org is now up and running again, but any web links to content will need to be updated. Enthusiasts can now access content using this well-known domain. Special thanks to Rich Payne and Marta Greenberg. [[News | Show all previous news stories]] == What happened to the files previously on www.alphalinux.org? == You're in luck! The www.alphalinux.org website has been relaunched on a new platform (as of May 2015) and all previous web links will now be broken. However, you can download your own copy of the entire contents of the previous website, or whatever files you were looking for. See [[Former alphalinux.org content]]. == Linux distributions and other operating systems for Alpha == There are many Linux distributions and other operating systems for the Alpha architecture, some of which are actively maintained and some no longer supported. See the [[List of operating systems for Alpha]]. == Using Alpha today == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [[SCSI2SD]] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The [[SCSI2SD]] card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoids questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Alpha History == The Alpha processor was developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). DEC was later bought by Compaq, which then merged with HP. Alpha always had a reputation for excellent performance and could run many different operating systems. [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Thanks go to == <ul> <li>Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis for providing copies of the original alphalinux.org content.</li> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling the author a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> </ul> 5fe3b68db56663a591a12390e7fbfd7cea713c3a 70 64 2015-10-02T07:15:59Z Gareth 1 News item: Server now hosted at Advania. wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of GNU/Linux to the Alpha architecture. GNU/Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[29 Sep 2015] This website is now hosted by Advania in Iceland, using energy that really is renewable</strong> The [http://www.advania.com/ Advania] cloud service is powered by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_Iceland#Production Iceland's electricity], which is produced almost entirely from hydroelectric and geothermal sources. Before moving to Advania this wiki was hosted at Greenqloud, also in Iceland. <strong>[31 May 2015] www.alphalinux.org website is back</strong> The website www.alphalinux.org is now up and running again, but any web links to content will need to be updated. Enthusiasts can now access content using this well-known domain. Special thanks to Rich Payne and Marta Greenberg. [[News | Show all previous news stories]] == What happened to the files previously on www.alphalinux.org? == You're in luck! The www.alphalinux.org website has been relaunched on a new platform (as of May 2015) and all previous web links will now be broken. However, you can download your own copy of the entire contents of the previous website, or whatever files you were looking for. See [[Former alphalinux.org content]]. == Linux distributions and other operating systems for Alpha == There are many Linux distributions and other operating systems for the Alpha architecture, some of which are actively maintained and some no longer supported. See the [[List of operating systems for Alpha]]. == Using Alpha today == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [[SCSI2SD]] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The [[SCSI2SD]] card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoids questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Alpha History == The Alpha processor was developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). DEC was later bought by Compaq, which then merged with HP. Alpha always had a reputation for excellent performance and could run many different operating systems. [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Thanks go to == <ul> <li>Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis for providing copies of the original alphalinux.org content.</li> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling the author a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> </ul> 8eedda7ed50e5150fbcc3845584dcb8bf288a9e1 71 70 2015-10-02T07:24:24Z Gareth 1 Just show latest article. wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of GNU/Linux to the Alpha architecture. GNU/Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[29 Sep 2015] This website is now hosted by Advania in Iceland, using energy that really is renewable.</strong> The [http://www.advania.com/ Advania] cloud service is powered by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_Iceland#Production Iceland's electricity], which is produced almost entirely from hydroelectric and geothermal sources. Before moving to Advania this wiki was hosted at Greenqloud, also in Iceland. [[News | Show all previous news stories]] == What happened to the files previously on www.alphalinux.org? == You're in luck! The www.alphalinux.org website has been relaunched on a new platform (as of May 2015) and all previous web links will now be broken. However, you can download your own copy of the entire contents of the previous website, or whatever files you were looking for. See [[Former alphalinux.org content]]. == Linux distributions and other operating systems for Alpha == There are many Linux distributions and other operating systems for the Alpha architecture, some of which are actively maintained and some no longer supported. See the [[List of operating systems for Alpha]]. == Using Alpha today == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [[SCSI2SD]] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The [[SCSI2SD]] card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoids questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Alpha History == The Alpha processor was developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). DEC was later bought by Compaq, which then merged with HP. Alpha always had a reputation for excellent performance and could run many different operating systems. [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Thanks go to == <ul> <li>Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis for providing copies of the original alphalinux.org content.</li> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling the author a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> </ul> b5b026f3d826d1fa7109bb5c557ebd988bc32c22 74 71 2018-10-07T10:49:25Z Gareth 1 Latest news article. wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of GNU/Linux to the Alpha architecture. GNU/Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[7 Oct 2018] This website is now hosted on a server running the ARM architecture (aarch64), using low carbon footprint electricity.</strong> The cloud provider hosting this server is based in France, where the electricity comes mostly from non-fossil fuel sources. This helps to minimise the carbon footprint of this website. ARM aarch64 is an interesting alternative architecture to x86_64 with its own Linux port, just like Alpha. [[News | Show all previous news stories]] == What happened to the files previously on www.alphalinux.org? == You're in luck! The www.alphalinux.org website has been relaunched on a new platform (as of May 2015) and all previous web links will now be broken. However, you can download your own copy of the entire contents of the previous website, or whatever files you were looking for. See [[Former alphalinux.org content]]. == Linux distributions and other operating systems for Alpha == There are many Linux distributions and other operating systems for the Alpha architecture, some of which are actively maintained and some no longer supported. See the [[List of operating systems for Alpha]]. == Using Alpha today == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [[SCSI2SD]] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The [[SCSI2SD]] card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoids questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Alpha History == The Alpha processor was developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). DEC was later bought by Compaq, which then merged with HP. Alpha always had a reputation for excellent performance and could run many different operating systems. [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Thanks go to == <ul> <li>Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis for providing copies of the original alphalinux.org content.</li> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling the author a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> </ul> 533672c6c514e37da1ba24549a8e05b78385824e 4 4 60 17 2015-06-01T17:50:42Z Gareth 1 Change to reference dot org now. wikitext text/x-wiki == What is AlphaLinux? == AlphaLinux refers to the port of Linux to the Alpha processor architecture. == What is alphalinux.org? == AlphaLinux.org is a site collecting information related to Linux on the Alpha architecture, and may also extend to cover other Alpha-based operating systems and Alpha as a retro-computing platform. The site has recently (May 2015) been revived using a wiki platform. The domain alphalinux.net also points to the same site. == Who runs the website? == Gareth Randall is now running the alphalinux.org and alphalinux.net websites. The alphalinux.org domain was generously donated by Rich Payne so that Alpha enthusiasts can continue to find information at this well-known place. == How can I request a wiki account? == If you would like an account you can send a request to web at alphalinux org. Ideas for additional content are welcome. 190e810f7b56ec37e5141206ce0b1fc6a601304c 75 60 2018-10-07T17:05:55Z Gareth 1 Remove references to alphalinux.net. wikitext text/x-wiki == What is AlphaLinux? == AlphaLinux refers to the port of Linux to the Alpha processor architecture. == What is alphalinux.org? == AlphaLinux.org is a site collecting information related to Linux on the Alpha architecture, and may also extend to cover other Alpha-based operating systems and Alpha as a retro-computing platform. In May 2015 the site was revived using a wiki platform. == Who runs the website? == Gareth Randall is now running the alphalinux.org website. The alphalinux.org domain was generously donated by Rich Payne so that Alpha enthusiasts can continue to find information at this well-known place. == How can I request a wiki account? == If you would like an account you can send a request to web at alphalinux org. Ideas for additional content are welcome. 95afe9dd2e7fc2e7d8cc8efdd159a20678ea4c07 0 5 62 45 2015-06-03T08:19:23Z Gareth 1 FreeBSD info added for interest. wikitext text/x-wiki == Active Linux distributions == These are the distributions that still list Alpha as a supported architecture. This is not a complete list. {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Currently maintained !Most recent release |- |[http://www.gentoo.org/ Gentoo Linux] |Yes |Gentoo releases are very regular. Alpha was a supported platform when checked on 10 Nov 2014. |- |} === Debian Linux === "The Alpha port is no longer officially supported in the Debian stable release. The last release with official Alpha support was Debian 5.0 "lenny". <ref>Debian -- Alpha Port http://www.debian.org/ports/alpha/</ref> However, the online package files for this release are still hosted online. If you try to download the Alpha port from the normal Debian mirrors, you will not find it. To download it go to the [http://archive.debian.org/ Debian Archive site]. Debian packages can still be downloaded and installed from within <tt>apt-get</tt> by adding the following to <tt>/etc/apt/sources.list</tt>: <pre> deb http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib non-free deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free </pre> Also install the signing keys: <pre> apt-get install debian-archive-keyring </pre> An example of a package directory is: http://archive.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/lxdoom/ == Discontinued Linux distributions == This list is incomplete and needs expanding. {| class="wikitable" |- !Distribution !Support status |- |Debian |Not supported. Last supported version was 5.0. However, the online package files are still hosted by Debian. |- |Redhat |Not supported. |- |} == Non-Linux operating systems == This list is incomplete and needs expanding. The "Currently maintained" column refers to when the author last checked. {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Currently maintained !Most recent release |- |FreeBSD |No |Last release for Alpha was FreeBSD 6.4. The [http://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/alpha/ISO-IMAGES/6.4/ ISO images] are dated 30 Nov 2008. |- |NetBSD |Yes |[http://www.netbsd.org/releases/formal-6/NetBSD-6.1.5.html Version 6.1.5]. Released on 22 Sep 2014. |- |OpenBSD |Yes |[http://www.openbsd.org/56.html Version 5.6]. Released on 1 Nov 2014. |- |OpenVMS |Yes |Notes: * Hobbyist licenses are available. * The OpenVMS operating system has been relaunched under its own company: [http://www.vmssoftware.com/ VMS Software Inc.] |- |Tru64 (formerly Digital UNIX, formerly OSF/1) |No |End of standard support was 31 Dec 2012. <ref>[http://www.hp.com/softwarereleases/releases-media2/notices/HP_Tru64_UNIX_Alpha_Lifecycle_Chart.pdf HP Tru64 UNIX Alpha Lifecycle Chart] Retrieved 12 December 2014.</ref> |- |UNICOS/mk (Cray supercomputers) |Unknown |Note: Mentioned for interest because the Alpha architecture was used in the Cray T3E supercomputer. |- |Windows NT 4.0 |No | |- |Windows 2000 RC? |No |A release candidate for Windows 2000 on Alpha was distributed shortly before Microsoft ceased development on Alpha. |- |} == References == <references /> 0ae1abc7beccc8536e248bc29211d70fb520c07b 2 11 76 2019-08-29T17:58:33Z Gareth 1 Begin importing material from previous alphalinux.org wiki. wikitext text/x-wiki Pages to be manually copied from archived copy of old Alphalinux wiki: == Alpha/Linux Support == [[SRM]] – Emulators – [[Bugs to watch]] – [[TODO List]] – Patches == Hardware == [[Category:CPU CPUs]] – [[Category:Hardware]] – [[Category:Motherboard]] – Our Hardware == Programming == [[Porting]] – [[Toolchains]] – [[Alpha Assembly]] – [[Byte/Word Extension | BWX]] – [[Motion Video Instructions | MVI]] – [[Floating-Point Instruction Extension | FIX]] – [[Count Instruction Extension | CIX]] – [[Books]] == Community Resources == Mailing Lists – IRC – Newsgroups – Forums – Distributions – Press Coverage 47ebc8cd40133da42dc87193ae34cbe7517c5e05 89 76 2019-08-30T06:25:38Z Gareth 1 wikitext text/x-wiki Pages to be manually copied from archived copy of old Alphalinux wiki: == Alpha/Linux Support == [[SRM]] – Emulators – [[Bugs to watch]] – [[TODO List]] – Patches == Hardware == [[Category:CPU CPUs]] – [[Category:Hardware]] – [[Category:Motherboard]] – Our Hardware == Programming == [[Porting]] – [[Toolchains]] – [[Alpha Assembly]] – [[Byte/Word Extension | BWX]] – [[Motion Video Instructions | MVI]] – [[Floating-Point Instruction Extension | FIX]] – [[Count Instruction Extension | CIX]] – [[Books]] == Community Resources == Mailing Lists – IRC – Newsgroups – Forums – Distributions – Press Coverage =Other Pages= [[MILO]] 5e81f90b9805d18667eb0a5a14107e4ca09facf3 100 89 2019-09-21T18:40:22Z Gareth 1 /* Hardware */ wikitext text/x-wiki Pages to be manually copied from archived copy of old Alphalinux wiki: == Alpha/Linux Support == [[SRM]] – Emulators – [[Bugs to watch]] – [[TODO List]] – Patches == Hardware == [[Category:CPU CPUs]] – [[Category:Hardware]] – [[Category:Motherboard]] – [[Our Hardware]] == Programming == [[Porting]] – [[Toolchains]] – [[Alpha Assembly]] – [[Byte/Word Extension | BWX]] – [[Motion Video Instructions | MVI]] – [[Floating-Point Instruction Extension | FIX]] – [[Count Instruction Extension | CIX]] – [[Books]] == Community Resources == Mailing Lists – IRC – Newsgroups – Forums – Distributions – Press Coverage =Other Pages= [[MILO]] 5e1d773dca3f5b9e39094b95054d50ac0fa70db6 0 12 77 2019-08-29T18:01:44Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20110529064200/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php/Toolchains wikitext text/x-wiki <blockquote> "In software, a toolchain is the set of computer programs (tools) that are used to create a product (typically another computer program or system of programs). The tools may be used in a chain, so that the output of each tool becomes the input for the next, but the term is used widely to refer to any set of linked development tools." -- [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toolchain Wikipedia] </blockquote> '''Toolchains''' * [[GNU Toolchain]] - Most widely used. * [[LLVM Compiler Infrastructure]] - Emerging with active development. * [[Compaq Compiler Kit]] - Unsupported. [[Category:Programming]] 77ad3a7c055df17e6b3daf3e2557d89199862303 0 13 78 2019-08-29T18:04:19Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20110529130249/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Compaq_Compiler_Kit&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki The Compaq Compiler Kit was a collections of closed source compilers, optimized libraries and a debugger developed by Compaq for use on Linux. The compilers and debugger were a technology port of their Tru64 UNIX line of tools with only few missing features. The compiler driver program and compilers aimed at a high degree of compatibility with the GNU toolchain allowing it to be used as an in-place substitute of the GNU tools with regards to very little editing of makefiles.<ref name="compaq-c">[http://h30097.www3.hp.com/linux/compaq_c/index.html Compaq C for Linux Alpha]</ref> ==Individual parts of the kit== * Compilers ** ccc – the C compiler. ** cxx – the C++ compiler. ** cfal – the Fortran compiler. * Debuggers ** Ladebug – The debugger. * Libraries ** libots – Support code library. ** libcpml – Compaq Portable Math Library^Note. ** libcxml – Compaq Extended Math Library^Note. ** cfalrtl – Fortran runtime library. ^Note Two seperate version were available for EV5 and EV6. ==Available versions== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" !Entity !Latest version !Filename !Readme !Release Notes |- |ccc||6.5.9.001-6||ccc-6.5.9.001-6.alpha.rpm||[[/usr/doc/ccc-6.5.9.001/README]]|| |- |cxx||6.5.9.31||cxx-6.5.9.31-1.alpha.rpm||[[/usr/doc/cxx-6.5.9.31/README.txt]]|| |- |cfal||1.2.0-4||cfal-1.2.0-4.alpha.rpm||[[/usr/doc/cfal-1.2.0/README]]|| |- |Ladebug||4.0.67-21||ladebug-4.0.67-21.alpha.rpm||[[/usr/doc/ladebug-V67/README]]||[[/usr/doc/ladebug-V67/release-notes.html]] |- |libots||2.2.7-2||libots-2.2.7-2.alpha.rpm||[[/usr/lib/compaq/libots-2.2.7/README]]|| |- |libcpml EV5||5.2.0-1||cpml_ev5-5.2.0-1.alpha.rpm||[[/usr/doc/cpml-5.2.0/README]]||[[/usr/doc/cpml-5.2.0/Release_Notes-5.2.0]] |- |libcpml EV6||5.2.0-1||cpml_ev6-5.2.0-1.alpha.rpm||[[/usr/doc/cpml-5.2.0/README]]||[[/usr/doc/cpml-5.2.0/Release_Notes-5.2.0]] |- |libcxml EV5||5.2.0-2||cxml_ev5-5.2.0-2.alpha.rpm||[[/usr/doc/cxml-5.2.0/README]]||[[/usr/doc/cxml-5.2.0/Release_Notes-5.2.0]] |- |libcxml EV6||5.2.0-2||cxml_ev6-5.2.0-2.alpha.rpm||[[/usr/doc/cxml-5.2.0/README]]||[[/usr/doc/cxml-5.2.0/Release_Notes-5.2.0]] |- ||Fortran RTL||1.2.0-3||cfalrtl-1.2.0-3.alpha.rpm||[[/usr/lib/compaq/cfalrtl-1.2.0/README]]|| |} ==Linux compatibility== Compaq distributed the individual parts of the kit as RPM packages. * Version 6.2 was most heavily tested on Redhat 5.2, but also Redhat 6.0 and SuSE 6.1. Compatibility with Debian 2.0 was improving.<ref name="compaq-c"></ref> * Version 6.5 ran on Redhat 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 7.0, 7.1, 7-2-Beta, and SuSE 6.1, 6.3, 7.0, and 7.1. Some Debian compatibility is mentioned, version not clarified.<ref>[ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/C-Cxx/linux/compaq_c_v62/docs/ccc/readme.htm Compaq C Compiler Version 6.4 for Linux Alpha README]</ref> ==Miscellaneous== * The order code for Compaq C Compiler (version 6.2) on CD was QB-6G2AA-SA ==References== <references/> ==External links== * [ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/C-CXX/linux/ Compaq's ftp site with related files] [[Category:Programming]] 05855b6132ea56b801ec988a469c48307edc28e6 0 14 79 2019-08-29T18:05:54Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20110529084257/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Porting&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki Porting code to the Alpha platform ==Links== * [http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/base/alpha/doc/alpha-porting-guide.xml Gentoo Linux Documentation Alpha Porting Guide] ==Links of historical interest== * [http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/1044 Porting Linux to the DEC Alpha: Infrastructure] * [http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/1177 Porting Linux to the DEC Alpha] * [http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/1178 Porting Linux to the DEC Alpha: The Kernel and Shell] [[Category:Programming]] e122579e4b97b2c5c9e105526822241be9351a3c 0 15 80 2019-08-29T18:07:18Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20100713091906/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Alpha_Assembly&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki == Registers == The Alpha has split integer and floating-point register files. It has 32 64-bit wide integer and 32 64-bit wide floating-point registers.<ref name="Alpha Architecture Handbook">{{cite web |url=http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/technology/literature/alphaahb.pdf|title=Alpha Architecture Handbook|year=1998|month=October|format=PDF|publisher=Compaq Computer Corporation}}</ref> === Integer Registers === Of the 32 integer registers, 12 are temporary registers, 6 are saved across function calls, and 6 are for passing arguments. The '''$31''' register always holds the value 0. Writes to it are ignored.<ref name="Alpha Architecture Handbook" /> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" |- ! Register ! Alternate Name ! Preserved? ! Purpose |- ! $0 | $v0 || No || Return Value |- ! $1-$8 | $t0-$t7 || No || Temporary Registers |- ! $9-$14 | $s0-$s5 || Yes || Saved Registers |- ! $15 | $s6 or $fp || Yes || Saved Register or Frame Pointer |- ! $16-$21 | $a0-$a5 || No || Function Arguments |- ! $22-$25 | $t8-$t11 || No || Temporary Registers |- ! $26 | $ra || Yes || Function Return Address |- ! $27 | $pv or $t12 || No || Procedure Value or Temporary Register |- ! $28 | $at || No || Reserved for Assembler |- ! $29 | $gp || No || Global Pointer |- ! $30 | $sp || Yes || Stack Pointer |- ! $31 | $zero || || Zero Sink |} === Floating-Point Registers === Of the 32 floating-point registers, 15 are temporary registers, 8 are saved across function calls, and 6 are for passing arguments. The '''$f31''' register always holds the value 0.0. Writes to it are ignored.<ref name="Alpha Architecture Handbook" /> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" |- ! Register ! Preserved? ! Purpose |- ! $f0 | No || Return Value |- ! $f1 | No || Return Value of Imaginary Part |- ! $f2-$f9 | Yes || Saved Registers |- ! $f10-$f15 | No || Temporary Registers |- ! $f16-$f21 | No || Function Arguments |- ! $f22-$f30 | No || Temporary Registers |- ! $f31 | || Zero Sink |} == Hello, World! == # hello.S # gcc hello.S -o hello # ./hello .data PRINT: .ascii "Hello, World!\n" .text .align 4 .set noreorder .arch ev4 .globl main .ent main main: ldgp $gp,0($27) # load global pointer (necessary) stq $26,0($sp) # setup stack pointer lda $16,PRINT # load format string # $16 is first argument to functions jsr $26,printf # call printf ldgp $gp,0($26) # reload global pointer # (necessary after function calls) mov $31,$0 # return val = 0 ldq $26,0($sp) # clean up stack ret $31,($26),1 # return, (1 signifies return from a procedure) .end main == External Links == * [http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/technology/chip-docs.html Alpha Architecture Chip Documents] ** [http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/technology/literature/cmpwrgd.pdf Compiler Writer's Guide for the Alpha 21264] * [http://mattst88.com/programming/?page=alpha-asm Alpha Assembly for Linux/UNIX] * [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~cessu/compilers/alpha-intro.html Introduction to Alpha] * [http://lkml.org/lkml/1998/3/29/96 Re: Question re: Alpha asm code] == References == <references /> [[Category:Programming]] 6dc762b1a5edcfb3ad24f47d3f13dc9ba16119e6 0 16 81 2019-08-29T18:11:42Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20110529084508/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Byte/Word_Extension&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki The Byte/Word eXtensions were first introduced in the [[Processors#EV56|EV56]] and has been available in all subsequent models. The instructions were provided to reduce the number of instructions for operations such as loading and storing bytes or words to and from memory and sign-extending of byte and word values. According to the Alpha Architecture Handbook <ref>{{cite web|url=http://h18002.www1.hp.com/cpq-alphaserver/technology/literature/alphaahb.pdf|title=Alpha Architecture Handbook|year=1998|month=October|format=PDF|publisher=Compaq Computer Corporation|pages=103}}</ref> it is recommended to use these instructions on platforms where they are present instead of the sequences of extract, mask and insert instructions that would otherwise be needed. == Added Instructions == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! Mnemonic ! Description |- ! LDBU | Load byte unaligned |- ! LDWU | Load word unaligned |- ! SEXTB | Sign-extend byte |- ! SEXTW | Sign-extend word |- ! STB | Store byte |- ! STW | Store word |} == Determining Presence == To determine the presence of BWX, use the [[amask]] instruction. == References == <references/> [[Category:Programming]] eb0939906b771c80798839ffaa5fd4bee408283c 0 17 82 2019-08-29T18:13:51Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20110529125544/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Amask&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki The ''Architecture Mask'' instruction is used to determine the presence of architectural extensions, such as [[Motion Video Instructions|MVI]] or [[Floating-Point Instruction Extension|FIX]] at runtime. == Examples == This program will use gcc's '''amask''' instruction intrinsic to determine which architectural extensions are present. <pre>#include <stdio.h> enum CPUFeatures { BWX = ~(1 >> 0), FIX = ~(1 >> 1), CIX = ~(1 >> 2), MVI = ~(1 >> 8) }; #define amask __builtin_alpha_amask int main() { unsigned int features = amask(~0); printf("%X\n", features); if (features & BWX) { puts("BWX supported."); } if (features & MVI) { puts("MVI supported."); } if (features & FIX) { puts("FIX supported."); } if (features & CIX) { puts("CIX supported."); } return 0; }</pre> [[Category:Programming]] d070368f1de2a579a514ee1b87876c64283b770a 14 18 83 2019-08-29T18:15:01Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20100713111554/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Programming&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki {{:Programming Documentation}} 60003c5e121195dd48fc1772cbba3eedf7d96645 0 19 84 2019-08-29T18:17:06Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20100713090023/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Motion_Video_Instructions&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki Beginning with the [[Processors#PCA56|PCA56]] processor, [[Digital|DEC]] added the Motion Video Instructions (MVI) to accelerate algorithms related to motion video formats such as MPEG1 and MPEG2<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/press/samsung_ev6_announce.html | title = Samsung Introduces Alpha 21264, World's Fastest Microprocessor -- Sets Standards for 64-bit Visual and Enterprise Computing | accessdate = Nov 29, 2008 | date = April 6, 1998 | publisher = Samsung Semiconductor }}</ref>. Compared to other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIMD SIMD] instruction sets of the time, MVI is very simple. In order to prevent complicating the instruction decode logic, the MVI extension contains only 13 SIMD instructions. Unlike Intel's MMX and SSE SIMD extensions, MVIs use the Alpha's general purpose registers. == Added Instructions == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! Mnemonic ! Description |- ! minub8 | minimum of packed unsigned bytes |- ! maxub8 | maximum of packed unsigned bytes |- ! minsb8 | minimum of packed signed bytes |- ! maxsb8 | maximum of packed signed bytes |- ! minuw4 | minimum of packed unsigned words |- ! maxuw4 | maximum of packed unsigned words |- ! minsw4 | minimum of packed signed words |- ! maxsw4 | maximum of packed signed words |- ! pkwb | pack words into bytes |- ! unpkwb | unpack words into bytes |- ! pklb | pack longs into bytes |- ! unpklb | unpack longs into bytes |- ! perr | sum the absolute differences of each byte (pixel error)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alphalinux.org/docs/MVI-full.html|title=Motion Video Instructions (MVI)|author=James Hicks|coauthors=Richard Weiss|year=1999|month=February|format=HTML|publisher=Compaq Computer Corporation}}</ref> |} == Determining Presence == To determine the presence of MVI, use the [[amask]] instruction. == Latency and Slotting == On the in-order PCA56, all MVIs have a latency of 2 cycles. This means, at least one instruction must separate MVIs to prevent stalling. On the out-of-order [[Processors#EV6|EV6]] and newer, MVIs have a latency of 3 cycles and are slotted U0<ref>{{cite web|url=http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/technology/literature/cmpwrgd.pdf|title=Compiler Writer’s Guide for the Alpha 21264|year=1999|month=June|format=PDF|publisher=Compaq Computer Corporation|pages=35-38}}</ref>. == Usage == === Unsigned Saturated Arithmetic === By using the packed minimum, packed unsigned saturated addition and subtraction can be easily performed. For instance, to add the packed unsigned bytes stored in $16 with those in $17 with saturation and store the result in $0: <pre>ornot $31,$16,$1 minub8 $17,$1,$17 addq $16,$17,$0</pre> To subtract the packed unsigned bytes stored in $16 with those in $17 with saturation and store the result in $0: <pre>minub8 $17,$16,$17 subq $16,$17,$0</pre> Note, these are not optimized for register usage or latency. To use this in C, the following functions may be used. <pre>#define __minub8 __builtin_alpha_minub8 #define __minuw4 __builtin_alpha_minuw4 /* Add the 8-bit values in M1 to the 8-bit values in M2 using unsigned * saturated arithmetic (MMX equivalent: paddusb) */ static inline __m64 addusb8(__m64 m1, __m64 m2) { return m1 + __minub8(m2, ~m1); } /* Add the 16-bit values in M1 to the 16-bit values in M2 using unsigned * saturating arithmetic (MMX equilvant: paddusw) */ static inline __m64 addusw4(__m64 m1, __m64 m2) { return m1 + __minuw4(m2, ~m1); } /* Subtract the 8-bit values in M1 to the 8-bit values in M2 using unsigned * saturated arithmetic (MMX equivalent: psubusb) */ static inline __m64 subusb8(__m64 m1, __m64 m2) { return m1 - __minub8(m2, m1); } /* Subtract the 16-bit values in M1 to the 16-bit values in M2 using unsigned * saturating arithmetic (MMX equivalent: psubusw) */ static inline __m64 subusw4(__m64 m1, __m64 m2) { return m1 - __minuw4(m2, m1); }</pre> == External Links == * [http://alphalinux.org/documents/mvi-code-ex.pdf MVI Code Examples] * [http://alphalinux.org/documents/pmvi.pdf Digital's Motion Video Instruction Extensions for Alpha Whitepaper] * [http://alphalinux.org/documents/digi_add_multimedia.pdf ''Digital, MIPS Add Multimedia Extensions''] * [http://alphalinux.org/documents/1997DEC01_MSD_TAC19.pdf ''Real Time MPEG-I and MPEG-II Compression with the Alpha Microprocessors''] == References == <references/> [[Category:Programming]] f418e8e07ac1a0c417e5221b4dc61556ee78844f 0 20 85 2019-08-29T18:22:01Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20100713091534/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Floating-Point_Instruction_Extension&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki Initially implemented in the [[Processors#EV6|EV6]] processor, the Floating-Point Instruction Extension adds nine instructions to calculate the square root and to transfer data directly between floating-point and integer registers. On previous generations, such as the [[Processors#EV5|EV5]], in order to copy data from a floating-point register to an integer register or vice versa, a temporary memory location must be used. Since memory is orders of magnitude slower than registers, this made transferring data between the register classes very slow and inefficient. Square root calculations must be done (slowly) in software without this extension, making programming more difficult. == Added Instructions == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! Mnemonic ! Description ! Floating-Point Format |- ! itofs | Copy Low 32 bits from Integer Register to Floating-Point Register using S_floating Format || IEEE |- ! itoft | Copy 64 bits from Integer Register to Floating-Point Register || IEEE |- ! itoff | Copy Low 32 bits from Integer Register to Floating-Point Register using F_floating Format || VAX |- ! ftois | Copy Floating-Point Register using S_floating Format to Integer Register || IEEE |- ! ftoit | Copy 64 bits from Floating-Point Register to Integer Register || IEEE |- ! sqrts | Calculate square root of S_floating Formatted Value || IEEE |- ! sqrtt | Calculate square root of T_floating Formatted Value || IEEE |- ! sqrtf | Calculate square root of F_floating Formatted Value || VAX |- ! sqrtg | Calculate square root of G_floating Formatted Value || VAX |} == Determining Presence == To determine the presence of FIX, use the [[amask]] instruction. == Latency and Slotting == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! Instruction ! Precision ! Latency ! Slotting |- ! itof | &nbsp; || 4 || L0, L1 |- ! ftoi | &nbsp; || 3 || FST0, FST1, L0, L1 |- ! fsqrt | Single || 18 || FA |- ! &nbsp; | Double || 33 || FA<ref>{{cite web|url=http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/technology/literature/cmpwrgd.pdf|title=Compiler Writer’s Guide for the Alpha 21264|year=1999|month=June|format=PDF|publisher=Compaq Computer Corporation|pages=35-38}}</ref>. |} The latency of '''fsqrt''' instructions also depends on the slotting of the instruction consuming the result. If the consuming instruction is also slotted FA, then the latency is reduced by 3. That is, the latency of '''fsqrtt''' in the following example is 30 since '''faddt''' is slotted FA. <pre>fsqrtt $f0,$f1 ; $f1 = sqrt($f0) faddt $f1,$f2,$f3 ; $f3 = $f1 + $f2</pre> Note that '''fsqrt''' instructions are not pipelined. == Usage == === Data Movement === In order to copy data from an integer register to a floating-point register on Alphas prior to the EV6, a sequence similar to the following must be used. <pre>stq Rs,temp ldt Fd,temp</pre> where ''Rs'' is the integer register source, ''temp'' is the temporary memory location, and ''Fd'' is the floating-point register source. With FIX, this code is replaced by <pre>itoft Rs,Fd</pre> === Square Root === To calculate the square root on Alphas prior to the EV6, a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methods_of_computing_square_roots routine] must be written in software. Using FIX, the square root can be calculated with <pre>sqrtt Fs,Fd</pre> where ''Fs'' is the floating-point register source and ''Fd'' is the floating-point register destination. == References == <references/> [[Category:Programming]] 96ff660f230eec94b713cacc7e8e2d8daf759c8d 0 21 86 2019-08-29T18:25:48Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20110529090708/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Count_Instruction_Extension&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki Initially implemented in the [[Processors#EV67|EV67]] processor, the Count Instruction Extension adds three instructions to count bits. == Added Instructions == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! Mnemonic ! Description |- ! ctlz | Count Leading Zeros |- ! ctpop | Count Population (Count number of 1's) |- ! cttz | Count Trailing Zeros |} == Determining Presence == To determine the presence of CIX, use the [[amask]] instruction. == Latency and Slotting == The CIX instructions are slotted U0 and have a latency of 3 cycles. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/technology/literature/cmpwrgd.pdf|title=Compiler Writer’s Guide for the Alpha 21264|year=1999|month=June|format=PDF|publisher=Compaq Computer Corporation|pages=35-38}}</ref>. == References == <references/> [[Category:Programming]] 47d425997c8f78140d84dea5cff467fb2a13789d 0 22 87 2019-08-29T18:27:36Z Gareth 1 http://web.archive.org/web/20110529083725/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Books&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki * [http://www.amazon.com/Alpha-Architecture-Reference-Manual-Richard/dp/0130336637/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1240087209&sr=11-1 Alpha Architecture Reference Manual (1st Edition)] * [http://www.amazon.com/Alpha-Architecture-Reference-Manual-Technologies/dp/1555582028/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240087055&sr=8-1 Alpha Architecture Reference Manual (3rd Edition)] * [http://www.amazon.com/Alpha-Implementations-Architecture-Complete-Reference/dp/1555581307/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240087055&sr=8-2 Alpha Implementations and Architecture: Complete Reference and Guide] * [http://www.amazon.com/Alpha-Architecture-Programmers-James-Evans/dp/0130814385/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240087055&sr=8-6 Alpha RISC Architecture for Programmers] [[Category:Programming]] 4bf91531185b8258926736f9bcb07947b084b39b 14 23 88 2019-08-30T06:23:01Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20110623142048/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Motherboard&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! Motherboard ! colspan="2" | CPU ! colspan="2" | Memory ! Chipset ! Cache ! colspan="2" | PCI ! AGP ! ISA |- | &nbsp; | Type | Frequency | Type | Capacity | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | 64-bit | 32-bit | &nbsp; | &nbsp; |- | [[EB64]] || [[Wikipedia:Alpha_21064|21064/EV4]] || 150 MHz || FPM Parity || 64 MB || &nbsp; || 512 KB || &nbsp; || &nbsp; || &nbsp; || &nbsp; |- | [[EB64+]] || [[Wikipedia:Alpha_21064#Alpha_21066A|21066A/LCA45]] || 275MHz || FPM Parity || &nbsp; || &nbsp; || &nbsp; || 0 || 2,3 || 0 || 3 |- | [[EB66+]] || [[Wikipedia:Alpha_21064#Alpha_21066A|21066A/LCA45]] || 233 MHz || FPM Parity || 384 MB || &nbsp; || 1 MB || 0 || 4 || 0 || 5 |- | [[PC64]] || [[Wikipedia:Alpha_21064#Alpha_21064A|21064A/EV45]] || 200, 233, 275 MHz || FPM Parity || 512MB || 21072 || 512 KB - 8 MB || 0 || 4 || 0 || 3 |- | [[EB164]] || [[Wikipedia:Alpha_21164|21164/EV5]] || 266, 300, 333 MHz || FPM Parity || 512 MB || 21171 || 2 - 8 MB || 2 || 2 || 0 || 3 |- | [[PC164]] || [[Wikipedia:Alpha_21164|21164/EV5]], [[Wikipedia:Alpha_21164#Alpha_21164A|21164A/EV56]] || 366 - 500 MHz || FPM Parity || 512 MB (1 GB?) || 21172 || 1 MB || 2 || 2 || 0 || 2 |- | [[PC164LX]] || [[Wikipedia:Alpha_21164#Alpha_21164A|21164A/EV56]] || 466, 533, 600 MHz || ECC SDRAM || 1024 MB || 21174 || 2, 4 MB || 2 || 2 || 0 || 2 |- | [[PC164SX]] || [[Wikipedia:Alpha_21164#Alpha_21164PC_(PCA56)|21164PC/PCA56]] || 400, 533 MHz || ECC SDRAM || 1024 MB || 21174 || 1 MB || 2 || 2 || 0 || 2 |- | [[PC164UX]], [[PC164UX#PC164BX|PC164BX]] || [[Wikipedia:Alpha_21164#Alpha_21164A|21164A/EV56]] || 300 - 800 MHz || ECC SDRAM || 3072 MB || 21174 || 2, 4 MB || 1 || 5 || 0 || 1 |- | [[PC164RX]] || [[Wikipedia:Alpha_21164#Alpha_21164PC_(PCA57)|21164PC/PCA57]] || 525, 575, 600 MHz || ECC SDRAM || 512 MB || Polaris || 1 MB || 0 || 5 || 0 || 1 |- | [[PC264DP]] || [[Wikipedia:Alpha_21264|21264/EV6]], [[Wikipedia:Alpha_21264#Alpha_21264A|21264A/EV67]] || 500, 667 MHz || ECC SDRAM || 4096 MB || 21272 || 2, 4 MB || 6 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | [[UP1000]] || [[Wikipedia:Alpha_21264#Alpha_21264A|21264A/EV67]] || 600, 700 MHz || ECC SDRAM || 768 MB || AMD-751 || 2, 4 MB || 0 || 4 || 1 || 2 |- | [[UP1100]] || [[Wikipedia:Alpha_21264#Alpha_21264A|21264A/EV67]] || 600 MHz || ECC SDRAM || 768 MB || AMD-751 || 2 MB || 0 || 3 || 1 || 0 |- | [[UP1500]] || [[Wikipedia:Alpha_21264#Alpha_21264B|21264B/EV68]] || 800 MHz || ECC DDR SDRAM || 4096 MB || AMD-761 || 2 - 8 MB || 0 || 3 || 1 || 0 |- | [[UP2000]] || [[Wikipedia:Alpha_21264#Alpha_21264A|21264A/EV67]] || 667, 750 MHz || ECC SDRAM || 2048 MB || 21272 || 2 - 8 MB || 2 || 4 || 0 || 1 |- | [[UP2000#UP2000+|UP2000+]] || [[Wikipedia:Alpha_21264#Alpha_21264A|21264A/EV67]], [[Wikipedia:Alpha_21264#Alpha_21264B|21264B/EV68]] || 667, 750, 833 MHz || ECC SDRAM || 2048 MB || 21272 || 2 - 8 MB || 4 || 2 || 0 || 1 |} [[Category:Hardware]] f43e9c949f8ffa7014a2aed2db247b3fac649f67 14 24 90 2019-08-30T06:27:57Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20110623141133/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Hardware&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki Alphas were used in the Digital, Compaq, and finally HP systems beginning in 1992 with the [[Wikipedia:DEC 3000 AXP|DEC 3000 AXP]] until HP ceased sales in April, 2007. During this time, Digital, in an attempt to encourage adoption the Alpha, began producing OEM motherboards such as the [[EB64]], [[PC164]], and [[PC164LX]]. Samsung also acquired a license to manufacture Alpha systems, and through OEMs such as [[API NetWorks]] and [[Microway]], sold [[UP1000]], [[UP1100]], [[UP1500]], and [[UP2000]] motherboards. Wikipedia has many articles on Alpha systems, such as * [[Wikipedia:Digital_Personal_Workstation|Digital Personal Workstation]] * [[Wikipedia:AlphaStation|AlphaStation]] * [[Wikipedia:AlphaServer|AlphaServer]] * [[Wikipedia:DEC_Multia|DEC Multia]] dae1914f883d7fb0994d50b5dfd18b81cb0880b4 0 25 91 2019-08-30T06:31:24Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20110529125055/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:AlphaServer&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category:Hardware]] 52bceceed982cc1f3896829a60fbbbe7ac1436a0 0 26 92 2019-08-30T06:32:38Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20100713121404/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=AlphaServer_DS20L&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki [[Image:HP-AlphaServer-DS20L.jpg|thumb|HP AlphaServer DS20L]] [[Image:API_NetWorks_CS20.jpg|thumb|API NetWorks CS20]] The [[AlphaServer]] DS20L was originally released in early 2001 as the CS20 by [[API NetWorks]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/11/06/thin_n_fast_alpha_linux/ | title=Thin ‘n’ fast Alpha Linux servers coming RSN | author=Andrew Thomas | date=2000-11-06 | publisher=The Register}}</ref>. At the time of its release, it was touted as the ''world's most powerful 1U server''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.alphalinux.org/firmware/api/CS20/CS20datasheet.pdf | title=CS20 Datasheet | year=2001 | publisher=API NetWorks, Inc. | format=PDF}}</ref> After API NetWorks' demise in 2002, HP rebranded the CS20 and began selling it as the AlphaServer DS20L<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,27770,00.asp | title=HP Rolls Out New AlphaServer | author=Ken Popovich | date=2002-05-28 | publisher=PC Magazine}}</ref>. == Hardware == [[Image:DS20L-motherboard-highlighted.jpg|thumb|HP AlphaServer DS20L]] * Dual 833 MHz [[Processors#EV68AL|EV68ALs]] with 4MB external L2 cache each * 8 168 pin DIMMs, supports 256 MB to 2GB of ECC Registered RAM * 256-bit memory bus running at 83 MHz * 2 64-bit 33 MHz PCI slots. Supports 2/3 length cards (8.375 inches) * Dual Intel i82559 ethernet controllers * Symbios Logic 53c1010 Ultra3 SCSI Adapter * Supports a single 1 inch hard drive * Supports a single slim CDROM drive * Dual Serial Ports, a Parallel Port == Operating Conditions == The DS20L certainly is made to live on a rack in an isolated server room. * Has 11 40mm fans, operating around 8500 RPM according to [[lm_sensors]], that produce 51 dB * Produces a large amount of heat at 939 BTU/hr<ref>{{cite web|url=http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/download/ds20l_ts.pdf|title=AlphaServer DS20L System Technical Summary|publisher=HP|year=2002|format=PDF}}</ref> * Uses around 220 watts == Kernel Configuration == System setup ---> Alpha system type (Shark) [*] Symmetric multi-processing support Device Drivers ---> SCSI device support ---> <*> SCSI disk support [*] SCSI low-level drivers ---> <*> SYM53C8XX Version 2 SCSI support (0) DMA addressing mode [*] Use memory mapped IO <*> Serial ATA (prod) and Parallel ATA (experimental) drivers ---> <*> ALi PATA support (Experimental) [*] Network device support ---> [*] Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit) ---> [*] EISA, VLB, PCI and on board controllers <*> Intel(R) PRO/100+ support -*- I2C support ---> <M> I2C device interface I2C Hardware Bus support ---> <M> ALI 15x3 <M> Hardware Monitoring support ---> <M> Analog Devices ADM9240 and compatibles == SRM Upgrade over BOOTP == The DS20L's firmware must be updated over the network - no CD or floppy images exist for it. The DS20L does not support booting with DHCP, but it does support BOOTP. To set up this network boot environment (assuming a gentoo server, because that's all I have. This doesn't need to be an alpha), first make sure you have installed dhcpd and tftp-hpa (or another tftp daemon). Set these up and test them as per other instructions. Add a static host declaration to dhcpd.conf, such as this: host beta { hardware ethernet 00:02:56:00:10:51; fixed-address 192.168.1.188; filename "ds20l_v6_6.exe"; } note that filename refers to the exe file downloadable from HP under the tru64 directions, and it is relative path from your tftp root. In your tftp root (set up in the tftp server's config), drop that exe file. On the alpha, type boot eia0 (or other ethernet card - if it tries to boot using MOP, set ei*0_protocols to bootp, where ei*0 is the ethernet card you are using). With luck, this should boot. Hit return when it asks you to, then type update at the prompt. When it asks you to confirm, type "y" and hit return. Finally, type exit when the prompt returns. You should (after a initialization) get back to an SRM prompt versioned 6.6-10. == External Links == * [http://www.compaq.com/alphaserver/archive/ds20l/ HP Alpha systems - AlphaServer DS20L system] * [http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/download/ek-ds20l-ug-b01.pdf HP's User's Guide] * [http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/firmware/readmes/ds20l.html Latest Firmware (version 6.6)] * [http://mattst88.com/computers/ds20l/ mattst88's DS20L] == References == <references /> [[Category:Hardware]] [[Category:AlphaServer]] 92f0b2303bb9d777d3e7d341f0351f1916adab50 0 27 93 2019-08-30T06:34:17Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20100713115010/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=AlphaServer_DS20e&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki The AlphaServer/AlphaStation DS20e is an EV6 family based dual processor system and the final iteration of the DP264 family. Other members of the family were the Compaq DP264, targeted at OEMs, and the direct pre-decessor, the AlphaServer/AlphaStation DS20. == Common Hardware Specification == === Main Logic Board === The mainboard is built around the Tsunami chipset, offers two separate 64bit PCI hoses clocked at 33MHz for a maximum throughput of 266MB/s each. It provides expandability by means of 5 64bit PCI slots and on shared 64bit PCI/ISA slot. Connected to the first hose are * the three of the six 64bit PCI slots which are closest to the memory slots * a Adaptec AIC-7895 dual-channel Ultra-Wide SCSI controller * the Cypress Multifunction Controller, providing ** two IDE channels ** the PCI-ISA bridge ** a floppy controller ** two serial ports ** one parallel port The second PCI hose takes care of the remaining three PCI slots. The mainboard has two CPU slots and 16 memory slots, which are organized in four banks of four slots for a maximum memory throughput of 2.6GB/s. Two consecutive banks filled with 8 identical modules enable memory interleaving for twice the throughput (5.2GB/s). The memory banks are laid out as follows: 1-3-1-3-0-2-0-2 [CPU1] [CPU0] 2-0-2-0-3-1-3-1 Memory banks need to be populated one after another, each consisting of four identical modules. Maximum supported memory size per module is 256MB 200pin PC100-ECC-R SD-RAM for a system's total of 4GB. == DS20e == === Basics === The DS20e was available as either a 5U rack mountable system or - with additional case skins - as a tower system. === CPUs === The DS20e supports one or two of the following CPU modules: * KN310[AA|AB|AC] - 500MHz EV6, 4MB Cache * KN311[BA|BB|BC] - 667MHz EV67, 8MB DDR-Cache * KN312[BA|BB|BC] - 833MHz EV68, 8MB DDR-Cache === Disk Drives === The DS20e contains an internal StorageWorks drive bay which is available for either 4x1.6" or 6x1.0" SCA drives. SCSI IDs are set automatically (0-6 from bottom to top for the rack mountable or right to left for the tower system). A slimline CD-ROM/3.5" Floppy combo drive takes care of media exchange and an additional half height 5.25" external drive bay provides room for a tape drive or an additional optical drive. === Power === Power is provided two or three 375W proprietary hot-swappable power supply units (DH-57AAA), while only the latter combination provides N+1 redundancy (operation with only one power supply will be aborted by the internal Server Feature Module (SFM) after a short period of time). === SFM === The SFM also provides a remote management console, which allows to monitor the system status, vitals and lets the operator power the system on and off without physical access, among other things. It can be accessed by connecting to the first serial interface to a terminal/terminal emulator set to 9600,8n1 and typing ^[^[rmc. === Fans === The DS20e has two hot-swappable, regulated 120mm fans at the back of the case. In the event of the failure of one of the two fans, the good fan will work at full power. Should both fans fail, the system will shut down. Additionally, each one of the CPU daughter boards has a dedicated fan on the CPU heatsink. == DS20 == === Basics === The DS20 was the predecessor of the DS20e and much more massive than the latter. While the rack-mountable DS20e was only 5U high, the rack-mountable DS20 took up 11U. The internal layout of the DS20 basically consists of two areas: The mainboard was located vertically on the left side, with one 5,25" drive bay at the top and two 3.5" bays right underneath. The right side contained up to two power supplies at the back of the case, an internal BA365-like StorageWorks shelf and another 5.25" drive bay. === CPUs === Due to an older board revision, the only supported CPUs were the KN310 and KN311. === Disk Drives === * StorageWorks disk shelf for up to seven 1.6" SCA drives, optionally configurable for two separate UW-SCSI buses * two externally accessible 5.25" drive bays * two externally accessible 3.5" drive bays === Power === Power is provided by at least one 720W power supply (P/N 30-48043-01). For redundancy, the DS20 has room for a second power supply. == DP264 == The AlphaPC DP264 was targeted at OEMs wishing to provide an expansible, high performance Alpha based solution at a relatively low cost. The major internal differences to the Compaq manufactured systems DS20 and DS20e are the CPUs, a missing SFM and the lack of OpenVMS support due to a different firmware. The following CPU modules were available: * 500MHz EV6, 2MB Cache * 667MHz EV67, 4MB Cache * 833MHz EV68, 8MB Cache DP264 based systems required a proprietary case since the mainboard is not ATX compatible. Featurewise, most systems were similar to the DS20e (multiple power supply units, rack mountable), albeit every OEM was free to extend the specs to his likings. [[Category:Hardware]] [[Category:AlphaServer]] d5d1fa4735a23f85630d291f9e3ed3e267dac0e2 14 28 94 2019-08-30T06:36:36Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20110529125055/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:AlphaServer&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category:Hardware]] 52bceceed982cc1f3896829a60fbbbe7ac1436a0 14 29 95 2019-08-30T06:42:51Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20110622192512/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:AlphaStation&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki [[Category:Hardware]] 52bceceed982cc1f3896829a60fbbbe7ac1436a0 0 30 96 2019-08-30T06:44:29Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20110622231407/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=AlphaStation_XP1000&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki The Compaq AlphaStation XP1000 was the final true Alpha based workstation made by Compaq which sported a dedicated form factor and case. Every other AlphaStation thereafter was just a relabelled version of the respective AlphaServer model. == Hardware == * Dedicated daughter board for memory and CPU ** 500MHz [[Processors#EV6|EV6]] or 667MHz [[Processors#EV67|EV67]] with 4MB L2 cache ** 8x 168 pin DIMMs, supports 256 MB to 2GB of ECC Registered RAM ** 256-bit memory bus running at 83 MHz * Chipsets ** Mainlogic: DEC Tsunami (21272) ** Networking: Intel 21143 ** IDE: Cypress 82C693 ** USB: Cypress 82C693 ** Sound: ES1888 * Expansion slots ** 2x 64-bit 33MHz PCI ** 2x 32-bit 33MHz PCI ** 1x 32-bit PCI/ISA shared * Expansion bays ** 2x internal 3.5" hard disk bays ** 1x external 3.5" bay (occupied by floppy drive) ** 3x external 5.25" bays (one usually occupied by optical drive) * External connectors ** Dual USB 1.1 ** Dual Serial Ports ** Single Parallel Port ** 2x PS/2 ** Ethernet interface (RJ45) == Add-on cards and features == XP1000s were typically sold with the older Cirrus Logic graphics boards or the Permedia2 (aka glint) cards, both in PCI as the XP1000 doesn't have an AGP port. Usually, the Permedia2 is the better choice, especially if it's the variant with the larger memory. Both cards are supported by Tru64 and recent X.org releases, framebuffer support in the Linux kernel is dependant on version of the kernel, especially when cooperation with the X server is needed. == Notable issues with this machine == The onboard sound card is connected to the rest of the system via the ISA bus which results in choppy performance and even crashes when the CPU is under high load. Also, the sound card does not tolerate (un)plugging very well: sometimes, doing so will crash the card and as a result the system. The IDE controller has very limited performance as the machines was meant to be used with a SCSI HBA. It often refuses to let drives do (U)DMA modes and even then CPU load is high. The onboard SCSI controller has ok performance considering the age of the machine, but a 53c8x5 will usually give better performance. Sometimes, 32-bit PCI cards will not work in the 64-bit PCI slots, so card juggling might make a stubborn card work. == External Links == * [http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/10030_na/10030_na.html XP1000 Quick Specs] * [ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/supportinformation/techpubs/installation_guides/ek-cpwxp-sia01.pdf XP1000 Installation and Setup Guide] * [ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/alphaserver/firmware/retired_platforms/workstations/xp1000/ XP1000 Firmware] [[Category:Hardware]] [[Category:AlphaStation]] 31c5a850175193d964253fdf5c36862b27488d99 0 31 97 2019-08-30T06:46:01Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20100713114357/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Personal_Workstation&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki The Digital Personal Workstation a-Series, code named "''[[Miata]]''", used the [[Alpha 21164|Alpha 21164A]] microprocessor. Models suffixed with "'''a'''" ran Windows NT (with AlphaBIOS) whereas models suffixed with "'''au'''" ran Digital UNIX or OpenVMS (with [[System Reference Manual|SRM]]). At [[COMDEX]] 1997, the Digital Personal Workstation 500a was a finalist in [[Byte Magazine]]'s Best of Show award for the best workstation category.<ref>[http://www.byte.com/art/9708/sec3/art3.htm "Natural Dictation Wins Best of Comdex". Byte, August 1997]</ref> Models included the: * '''433a'''/'''433au''' - 433 MHz Alpha 21164A * '''500a'''/'''500au''' - 500 MHz Alpha 21164A * '''600a'''/'''600au''' - 600 MHz Alpha 21164A The Alpha microprocessor was socketed in a [[zero insertion force]] (ZIF) [[CPU socket|socket]] and could be upgraded. These workstations used Digital's '''[[Alpha 21164#Chipsets|21174]]''' chipset, also known as the "Pyxis" chipset. To increase flexibility and to reduce cost, the L3 cache was optional in these models. If the L3 cache was required, a '''cache module''' that contained the SRAMs which implemented the cache would be installed into a '''cache slot'''. The cache module had two capacities: 2 or 4 MB. Two revisions of the ''Miata'' [[motherboard]] were produced, known as ''MX5'' and ''MiataGL'' respectively. The later MiataGL motherboard has a revised Pyxis chipset (which fixes a [[Peripheral Component Interconnect|PCI]] [[Direct memory access|DMA]] bug), a different [[AT Attachment|ATA]] controller, an on-board [[QLogic]] 1040 [[SCSI]] host adapter, and a [[USB]] interface.<ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.freebsd.org/releases/6.3R/hardware-alpha.html#AEN187 |title=FreeBSD/alpha 6.3-RELEASE Hardware Notes |work=www.freebsd.org |author=The FreeBSD Documentation Project |date=2008-01-17 |accessdate=2008-10-21 }}</ref> The a-Series has a 144-bit memory bus, with 128 bits used for data and 16 bits for ECC. There are three memory banks, each consisting of two DIMM slots, for a total of six DIMM slots, which supports 32 MB to 1.5 GB of memory. The a-Series uses buffered or unbuffered PC100 ECC SD-RAM. Vendor supplied modules are twice as tall as standard DIMMs and contain two rows of SDRAMs per column instead of one. These DIMMs are installed in identical pairs in order to match the width of the memory bus. Jumer == Jumper Settings == '1' is a switch with the tab in the 'up' or 'on' position '0' is a switch with the tab in the 'down' or 'off' position If flipping the switches, use care as the switches can be delicate. Please read carefully and double check everything. Read entire document before trying anything. Left to Right CLK MMMM MMM RATE 6543 210N 266 -> 0000 1001 300 -> 0100 1001 333 -> 0010 1001 366 -> 0110 1001 400 -> 0001 1001 433 -> 0101 1001 - PWS 433a 466 -> 0011 1001 500 -> 0111 1001 - PWS 500a 533 -> 0000 0101 566 -> 0100 0101 600 -> 0010 0101 - PWS 600a 633 -> 0110 0101 667 -> 0001 0101 700 -> 0101 0101 733 -> 0011 0101 766 -> 0111 0101 - Kryotech? 800 -> 0000 1101 N -> Reserved - Always on Mx -> Clock multiplier digits. The lower the number, the higher the digit's significance. M0 and M6 seem to be always 0 == Notes == {{Reflist}} == References == *{{cite web |url=http://news.cnet.com/Digital-has-600-MHz-workstation/2100-1001_3-279476.html |title=Digital has 600-MHz workstation |work=[[CNET News]] |author=Jim Davis |date=1997-05-05 |accessdate=2008-10-21 }} * Weiss, Kenneth M.; House, Kenneth A. (1997). [http://www.hpl.hp.com/hpjournal/dtj/vol9num2/vol9num2art4.pdf "Digital Personal Workstations: The design of high-performance, low-cost Alpha systems"]. ''Digital Technical Journal'' '''9''' (20): pp. 45&ndash;56. [[Category:Hardware]] [[Category:AlphaStation]] 294fe1c0d163179676db7740a97f0ec1e56d15b1 0 32 98 2019-08-30T06:49:24Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20110529085400/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=SRM&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki Alpha SRM Firmware (aka SRM console) is used by Alpha systems as Unix-style boot firmware. It is required for Tru64 and OpenVMS. Linux can be booted from SRM using [[aboot]]. * [http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/technology/literature/srmcons.pdf Alpha SRM Console for Alpha Microprocessor Motherboards User’s Guide] * [http://www.alphalinux.org/faq/SRM-HOWTO/index.html SRM Firmware Howto] 5a8525e0d332d75eaf49e6ed37906d9698d14979 0 33 99 2019-09-21T18:38:15Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20100713074624/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Bugs_to_watch&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki Alpha-specific bugs can be found easily in major projects' bugzilla trackers: * [http://bugzilla.kernel.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&component=Alpha&long_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&kernel_version_type=allwordssubstr&kernel_version=&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=VERIFIED&bug_status=DEFERRED&bug_status=NEEDINFO&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailcc2=1&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&regression=both&cmdtype=doit&order=Bug+Number&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= Linux Kernel Bugzilla] * [http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&long_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&emailassigned_to1=1&emailcc1=1&emailtype1=exact&email1=alpha%40gentoo.org&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailcc2=1&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= Gentoo Bugzilla] * [http://bugs.freedesktop.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&long_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&rep_platform=Alpha&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailqa_contact2=1&emailcc2=1&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Importance&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= FreeDesktop Bugzilla] * [http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&known_to_fail_type=allwordssubstr&known_to_work_type=allwordssubstr&long_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&gcchost_type=anywordssubstr&gcchost=alpha&gcctarget_type=allwordssubstr&gcctarget=&gccbuild_type=allwordssubstr&gccbuild=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=SUSPENDED&bug_status=WAITING&bug_status=REOPENED&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailcc2=1&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Bug+Number&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= gcc Bugzilla] * [http://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?query_format=&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&long_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&gcchost_type=allwordssubstr&gcchost=alpha&gcctarget_type=allwordssubstr&gcctarget=&gccbuild_type=allwordssubstr&gccbuild=&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=SUSPENDED&bug_status=WAITING&bug_status=REOPENED&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailcc2=1&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Bug+Number&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= glibc Bugzilla] 120985b44ac7a508a4eace2953b3d3ff1161b4fe 0 34 101 2019-09-21T18:56:00Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20100713133512/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Programming_Documentation&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki * [http://alphalinux.org/programming/alpha_arch_ref.pdf Alpha Architecture Reference Manual, Fourth Edition] * [http://alphalinux.org/programming/alphaahb.pdf Alpha Architecture Handbook, Fourth Edition] * [http://alphalinux.org/programming/cmpwrgd.pdf Compiler Writer's Guide for the Alpha 21264] * [http://alphalinux.org/programming/comp_guide_v2.pdf Compiler Writer's Guide for the 21264/21364] [[Category:Programming]] cfda7be8d77081e2581c2848e26d0d671d3bfd64 0 35 102 2019-09-21T19:09:47Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20100713112650/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=UP1000&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki [[Image:UP1000.jpg|thumb|API NetWorks UP1000]] The UP1000 is a motherboard built by [[Samsung]] and [[API NetWorks]] and released in 2000. == Hardware == [[Image:UP1000-highlighted.jpg|thumb|UP1000 Features]] * 600 MHz with 2MB L2 or 700 MHz with 4MB L2 [[Wikipedia:Alpha_21264#Alpha_21264A|EV67]], L2 cache bandwidth 3.2GB/s <ref name="manual">{{cite web | url = http://alphalinux.org/firmware/api/UP1000/UP1000_Spec_Sheet.pdf | title = UP1000 Spec Sheet | date = January 2000 | format = PDF | publisher = Alpha Processor, Inc.}}</ref> * AMD-751 Chipset, ALi M1543C south bridge * 3x 168-pin DIMMs, supports 64MB to 768 of ECC unbuffered PC100 SDRAM * 1x AGP 2x (See limitations below) * 4x 33 MHz 32-bit PCI slots * 2x EISA slots === Limitations === * The IDE controller does not support 48-bit [[Wikipedia:LBA|LBA]], so hard drive sizes are limited to 128 GiB (137GB) * {{:Alpha_AGP_Conflict}} == External Links == * [http://alphalinux.org/firmware/api/UP1000/up1000-srm-install.tar.gz Latest SRM (5.6-13)] * [http://alphalinux.org/firmware/api/UP1000/up1000-abios-install.tar.gz Latest AlphaBIOS] * [http://alphalinux.org/firmware/api/UP1000/UP1000_Technical_Reference_Manual.pdf UP1000 Technical Reference Manual] * [http://alphalinux.org/firmware/api/UP1000/UP1000_user_manual.pdf UP1000 User Manual] * [http://alphalinux.org/firmware/api/UP1000/UP1000_Quick_Start.pdf UP1000 Quick Start Installation Guide] == References == <references /> [[Category:Hardware]] [[Category:Motherboard]] 3d2baa6e83aefe3410f1a5b6726ddcdbc6740efb 0 36 103 2019-09-21T19:11:06Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20100713112951/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=UP1100&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki [[Image:UP1100.jpg|thumb|API NetWorks UP1100]] The UP1100 is a motherboard built by [[Samsung]] and [[API NetWorks]] and released in 2001. == Hardware == [[Image:UP1100-highlighted.jpg|thumb|UP1100 Features]] * 600 MHz [[Wikipedia:Alpha_21264#Alpha_21264A|EV67]] with 2MB L2 (3.2GB/s <ref name="manual">{{cite web | url = http://alphalinux.org/firmware/api/UP1100/UP1100_specsheet.pdf | title = UP1100 Spec Sheet | date = January 2001 | format = PDF | publisher = Alpha Processor, Inc.}}</ref>) * AMD-751 Chipset, ALi M1543C south bridge * 3x 168-pin DIMMs, supports 64MB to 768 of ECC unbuffered PC100 SDRAM * 1x AGP 2x (See limitations below) * 3x 33 MHz 32-bit PCI slots * DECchip 21143 Ethernet * Onboard Sound === Limitations === * The IDE controller does not support 48-bit [[Wikipedia:LBA|LBA]], so hard drive sizes are limited to 128 GiB (137GB) * {{:Alpha_AGP_Conflict}} == External Links == * [http://alphalinux.org/firmware/api/UP1100/up1100-srm-install.tar.gz Latest SRM (5.6-13)] * [http://alphalinux.org/firmware/api/UP1100/UP1100_technical_reference_manual.pdf UP1100 Technical Reference Manual] * [http://alphalinux.org/firmware/api/UP1100/UP1100_user_manual.pdf UP1100 User Manual] * [http://alphalinux.org/firmware/api/UP1100/UP1100_quick_start.pdf UP1100 Quick Start Installation Guide] == References == <references /> [[Category:Hardware]] [[Category:Motherboard]] 63fb588581d8d9d8528ada937d95bfb6d1a6471c 0 37 104 2019-09-21T19:12:25Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20100713113631/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=UP1500&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki [[Image:UP1500.jpg|thumb|Samsung UP1500]] The UP1500 is a motherboard built by [[Samsung]] and released in 2001. == Hardware == [[Image:UP1500_diagram.jpg|thumb|UP1500 Functional Block Diagram]] * 800 MHz [[Wikipedia:Alpha_21264#Alpha_21264B|EV68AL]] with 2/4/8MB external L2 cache<ref name="manual">{{cite web | url = http://www.alphalinux.org/firmware/api/UP1500/UP1500%20User%27s%20Manual.pdf | title = UP1500 User's Manual | date = March 13, 2001 | format = PDF | publisher = Samsung Electronics}}</ref> (8.5 GB/s<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.harddata.com/Systems/up15brief | title = HP-SPx264-1500 Hardware Features | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20030311052727/http://www.harddata.com/Systems/up15brief | archivedate = March 11, 2003 }}</ref>) * AMD-761 Chipset, ALi M1535D+ south bridge * 4x 184-pin DIMMs, supports 128MB to 4GB of ECC Registered PC2100 RAM (2.13 GB/s<ref>{{cite web | url = http://samsungelectronics.com/semiconductors/alpha_cpu/up1500/up1500.htm | title = Samsung Semiconductor: UP1500 | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20020606002508/http://samsungelectronics.com/semiconductors/alpha_cpu/up1500/up1500.htm | archivedate = June 6, 2002 }}</ref>) * 1x AGP 4x (See limitations below) * 3x 33 MHz 32-bit PCI slots * DECchip 21143 Ethernet * ALi M5451 Sound A list of compatible hardware (SCSI controllers, graphics cards, RAM, etc.) can be found on the [[UP1500 Compatibility]] page. === Limitations === * The AGP slot accepts only 3.3V signalling cards, effectively limiting the selection of video cards to those supporting AGP 2x<ref>{{cite mailing list |url=http://www.redhat.com/archives/axp-list/2008-November/msg00086.html |title=Re: Graphics card for UP1500, AGP Compatibility and Signalling Voltages |date=27 Nov 2008 |mailinglist=axp-list |author=Alex Deucher}}</ref> * Not all AGP cards that fit the slot actually work, see [[UP1500 Compatibility#AGP Video Cards|AGP Video Card Compatibility]]. * The IDE controller does not support 48-bit [[Wikipedia:LBA|LBA]], so hard drive sizes are limited to 128 GiB (137GB) * IO space needed for PCI counts against the amount of memory usable by the AMD-761<ref>{{cite mailing list |url=http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0209.1/1452.html |title=&#91;patch 2.5.34&#93; alpha: nautilus update |date=Sep 13 2002 |mailinglist=linux kernel |author=Ivan Kokshaysky}}</ref> * {{:Alpha_AGP_Conflict}} == Hardware Hacking == The northbridge fan on the UP1500 is mostly decoration. Even at an ambient temperature of 30°C and full system load, the board can be run without it. As it is a rather small fan with a high rpm, doing so lowers the noise created by the board considerably. Naturally, if such a "fanectomy" is performed, a keen eye should be kept on the temperatures, specifically of the northbridge. == External Links == * [http://www.alphalinux.org/firmware/api/UP1500/srmupdt.5.6-19.img Latest SRM (5.6-19)]<ref>{{cite mailing list |url=http://www.redhat.com/archives/axp-list/2008-November/msg00099.html |title=Re: Latest SRM for UP1500 |date=28 Nov 2008 |mailinglist=axp-list |author=Maurice Hilarius}}</ref> == References == <references /> [[Category:Hardware]] [[Category:Motherboard]] 235d81b6d451ae08b29510385149f96891dfdb1b 0 38 105 2019-09-21T19:13:55Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20100713113225/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=PC164SX&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki [[Image:164SX.jpg|thumb|AlphaPC164SX]] The PC164SX is an ATX form factor motherboard released in 1997. == Hardware == * 533 MHz [[Wikipedia:Alpha_21164#Alpha_21164PC_.28PCA56.29|PCA56]] CPU * 1 MB external L2 cache * 21174-CA chipset * 4x 168-pin 100 MHz unbuffered SDRAM DIMM (see below) * 2x 33 MHz 64-bit PCI slots * 2x 33 MHz 32-bit PCI slots * 2x ISA slots * Cypress CY82C693U-NC EIDE controller and ISA bridge * SMSC FDC37C669 Super I/O controller * Floppy disk controller * PS/2 keyboard and mouse * 2x RS232 * 1x Parallel port === Memory === Both 64-bit and 72-bit (ECC) 100 MHz SDRAM modules are supported and must be installed in pairs. Modules up to 128 MB are officially supported, but some 256 MB modules work in reality. The following table lists some RAM modules known to work or not work with the 164SX board. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" !| Vendor !| Part # !| Size !| Chip # !| Works |- |Kingston||KVR133X64C3Q/256||256MB||D1608SV1R-75||Yes |- |Unknown||2910103282||256MB||S80016LK7TW-75AD||Yes |- |Unknown||Unknown||128MB||48LC8M8B4-8E||Yes |-style="border-top:3px solid grey;" |Kingston||KVR133X72C3/256||256MB||HYB39S256800DT-7||No |- |Acer||71.85325.111||256MB||HYB39S256800CT-7.5||No |- |} === CPU Fan === [[Image:PC164SX_fan_sensor.png|thumb|Fan sensor adaptor circuit]] The PC164SX requires a CPU fan with rotation sensor. Most standard PC fans are not capable of driving the motherboard sensor input directly, so an adaptor must be used. <br clear="all"/> == External Links == * [http://h18002.www1.hp.com/cpq-alphaserver/technology/literature/164sxtrm.pdf AlphaPC 164SX Motherboard Technical Reference Manual] * [ftp://ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/linux/alpha/cy82c693u.pdf CY82C693U hyperCache / Stand-Alone PCI Peripheral Controller with USB Data Sheet] * [http://www.smsc.com/main/catalog/fdc37c669.html SMSC FDC37C669 Data Sheet] [[Category:Hardware]] [[Category:Motherboard]] 1313a78615d7fd465dd6a74795fd6747d1345640 0 39 106 2019-09-21T19:18:19Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20100713122021/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=UP1700&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki == General Information == The UP1700 was a motherboard slated to be released by [[API NetWorks]] in Q1 2001, along with the [[UP1500]] and [[UP2700]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digit-life.com/articles/augustdigest/index.html|title=August 2000 Hardware Digest|author=Andrew Yaschenko|publisher=Digit-Life}}</ref>. Of the three, only the UP1500 was released. == Hardware == The UP1700 was to support a single socketed [[Wikipedia:Alpha_21264#Alpha_21264B|EV68]] processor. API also planned support for 200 MHz DDR SDRAM and other features similar to the [[API UP2700|UP2700]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/08/27/alpha_strikes_back_against_intel/|author=Mike Magee|publisher=The Register|date=2000-08-27|title=Alpha strikes back against Intel}}</ref>. == References == <references /> [[Category:Hardware]] 1446ee70fe7b88841515c2923dafc644123ab4fe 0 40 107 2019-09-21T19:19:39Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20100713115452/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=UP2700&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki == General Information == The UP2700 was a motherboard slated to be released by [[API NetWorks]] in Q1 2001, along with the [[UP1500]] and [[UP1700]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digit-life.com/articles/augustdigest/index.html|title=August 2000 Hardware Digest|author=Andrew Yaschenko|publisher=Digit-Life}}</ref>. Of the three, only the UP1500 was released. == Hardware == The UP2700 was to use the Caspian chipset and dual Slot B [[Wikipedia:Alpha_21264#Alpha_21264B|EV68]] processors exceeding 1 GHz. API also planned support for up to 8GB of 200 MHz DDR SDRAM, onboard SCSI, dual ethernet, and 66 MHz 64-bit PCI<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/08/27/alpha_strikes_back_against_intel/|author=Mike Magee|publisher=The Register|date=2000-08-27|title=Alpha strikes back against Intel}}</ref>. == References == <references /> [[Category:Hardware]] 1d08074b93d21fcbfcd9d3212ed8b51d0a24853a 4 4 108 75 2019-09-27T12:26:01Z Gareth 1 Update the contact email. wikitext text/x-wiki == What is AlphaLinux? == AlphaLinux refers to the port of Linux to the Alpha processor architecture. == What is alphalinux.org? == AlphaLinux.org is a site collecting information related to Linux on the Alpha architecture, and may also extend to cover other Alpha-based operating systems and Alpha as a retro-computing platform. In May 2015 the site was revived using a wiki platform. == Who runs the website? == Gareth Randall is now running the alphalinux.org website. The alphalinux.org domain was generously donated by Rich Payne so that Alpha enthusiasts can continue to find information at this well-known place. == How can I request a wiki account? == If you would like an account you can send a request to alphalinuxwiki at gmail com. Ideas for additional content are welcome. 4f91e360cfcbee6d0fe3808fa9f90d140a52be80 114 108 2019-10-12T11:21:38Z Gareth 1 Add information on wikiteam archives. wikitext text/x-wiki == What is AlphaLinux? == AlphaLinux refers to the port of Linux to the Alpha processor architecture. == What is alphalinux.org? == AlphaLinux.org is a site collecting information related to Linux on the Alpha architecture, and may also extend to cover other Alpha-based operating systems and Alpha as a retro-computing platform. In May 2015 the site was revived using a wiki platform. == Who runs the website? == Gareth Randall is now running the alphalinux.org website. The alphalinux.org domain was generously donated by Rich Payne so that Alpha enthusiasts can continue to find information at this well-known place. == How can I request a wiki account? == If you would like an account you can send a request to alphalinuxwiki at gmail com. Ideas for additional content are welcome. == Backups of this site == Full backup archives of this wiki have been submitted to the [http://archive.org Internet Archive] under the "wikiteam" project for archiving wikis. Search for [https://archive.org/search.php?query=wikiteam%20alphalinux wikiteam alphalinux] to find them. 61d485fefa3d062bd4f5785da6a0d3bb7a3d6d81 14 41 109 2019-10-12T09:56:43Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20110622231433/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:CPU&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki Wikipedia has many articles on Alpha CPUs, such as [[Wikipedia:DEC Alpha|DEC Alpha]], [[Wikipedia:Alpha 21064|21064]], [[Wikipedia:Alpha 21164|21164]], [[Wikipedia:Alpha 21264|21264]], [[Wikipedia:Alpha 21364|21364]], and [[Wikipedia:Alpha 21464|21464]]. == Socket 499 (PC164, PC164LX, PC164BX/UX, Personal Workstation) == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! Manufacturer ! Part Number ! Type ! Frequency |- | Digital || 21-43918-35 || EV56 || 533 MHz |- | Digital || 21-43918-37 || EV56 || 600 MHz |- | Digital || 21-43918-44 || EV56 || 500 MHz |- | Digital || 21-43918-45 || EV56 || 533 MHz |- | || 21-43918-S5 || EV56 || 500 MHz |- | || 21-43918-S6 || EV56 || 533 MHz |- | || 21-43918-S7 || EV56 || 600 MHz |- | || 21-43918-S8 || EV56 || 633 MHz |- | Samsung || KP21164-533CN || EV56 || 533 MHz |- | Samsung || KP21164-633CN || EV56 || 633 MHz |} == DP264, DS20, DS20e == * KN31'''0''' is 500 MHz * KN31'''1''' is 667 MHz * KN31'''2''' is 833 MHz * -''x''B is for Tru64 UNIX * -''x''C is for OpenVMS * -''x''D is for Linux {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! Part Number ! Type ! Frequency ! Cache ! Pass ! Notes |- | 54-24758-01 || EV6 || 500 MHz || 4 MB || || |- | 54-24758-02 || EV6 || 500 MHz || 4 MB || || |- | 54-24758-03 || EV6 || 500 MHz || 4 MB || || |- | 54-24758-05 || EV6 || 500 MHz || 4 MB || 2.3 || |- | 54-24758-06 || EV6 || 500 MHz || || || |- | 54-24758-07 || EV6 || 500 MHz || || || |- | 54-24758-08 || EV6 || 500 MHz || || || |- | 54-24758-35 || EV6 || 500 MHz || 4 MB || || IBM cache |- | 54-30060-01 || EV67 || 667 MHz || 8 MB || 2.2 || IBM/Sony cache |- | 54-30060-02 || EV67 || 667 MHz || 8 MB || 2.2.3 || IBM/Sony cache |- | 54-30060-03 || EV67 || 667 MHz || 8 MB || 2.6 || IBM/Sony cache |- | 54-30060-04 || EV67 || 667 MHz || 8 MB || 2.6 || IBM/Sony cache |- | 54-30068-01 || EV67 || 667 MHz || || || |- | 54-30482-01 || EV68 || 833 MHz || 8 MB || || IBM/Sony cache |- | 54-30482-02 || EV68 || 833 MHz || 8 MB || || |} [[Category:Hardware]] e093e616665f1316f3b259246d7de5c2a8487ea6 0 42 110 2019-10-12T10:03:28Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20100713085454/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Press_Coverage&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki == 1993 == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! Source ! Date ! Title |- | NY Times | 1993-03-16 | [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE2D6173CF935A25750C0A965958260 Digital finds partner in Mitsubishi] |- | NY Times | 1993-05-19 | [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE3D8133AF93AA25756C0A965958260 Fastest PC Is Poised to Enter a Market in Flux] |- | Electronic News | 1993-10-18 | [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EKF/is_n1985_v39/ai_14635855 DEC readies 225/275MHz Alphas] |- | NY Times | 1993-10-21 | [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE5DF1430F932A15753C1A965958260 TV Venture For Digital] |- | NY Times | 1993-11-09 | [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE6DE123AF93AA35752C1A965958260 A new line of Personal Computers from Digital] |} == 1994 == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! Source ! Date ! Title |- | Electronic News | 1994-04-04 | [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EKF/is_n2008_v40/ai_15308636 100MHz PowerPC seen by 4Q; Mitsubishi to ramp Alpha in '95] |- | NY Times | 1994-04-16 | [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C02E3DE1631F935A25757C0A962958260 Deepening of Losses at Digital Equipment] |- | NY Times | 1994-06-07 | [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9905E1DE143AF934A35755C0A962958260 Digital Equipment cuts price of Alpha AXP Chip] |- | NY Times | 1994-07-27 | [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00E1DF1E3EF934A15754C0A962958260 Digital's Loss Is Linked To a Revamping Charge] |- | NY Times | 1994-09-08 | [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B06E5D81138F93BA3575AC0A962958260 Digital Introduces High-Performance Chip] |- | NY Times | 1994-10-17 | [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9802E6DC133CF934A25753C1A962958260 Despite Rivals' Chip Speed, Intel Still Leads PC Market] |- | Electronic News | 1994-11-21 | [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EKF/is_n2041_v40/ai_16036269 Alpha partners roll 233MHz 21066A] |} == 1995 == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! Source ! Date |- | Business Wire | 1995-05-10 | [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1995_May_10/ai_16940638 Superpowered Alpha Workstation from BTG Inc. aimed at power PC users] |- | BYTE.com | 1995-06 | [http://www.byte.com/art/9506/sec13/art1.htm Designing Alpha-Based Systems] |} == 1996 == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! Source ! Date ! Title |- | NY Times | 1996-06-19 | [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B01EFD81439F93AA25755C0A960958260 Samsung Licensed to Market Digital's Alpha Microprocessors] |- | CNET | 1996-09-04 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-224714.html DEC: more power, less money] |- | CNET | 1996-09-12 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-227880.html Alpha eyes lower-end PC market] |- | CNET | 1996-09-23 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-230924.html DEC, HP do double duty] |- | CNET | 1996-10-23 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-240380.html Digital debuts fastest Alpha processor] |- | CNET | 1996-12-02 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-251125.html 500-MHz Carrera is Porsche of chips] |} == 1997 == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! Source ! Date ! Title |- | CNET | 1997-03-05 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-279476.html Digital has 600-MHz workstation] |- | CNET | 1997-03-14 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001-277983.html MS stands by Alpha chip] |- | CNET | 1997-03-17 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-278032.html New Alpha chip hits 533 MHz] |- | CNET | 1997-03-31 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-278406.html 600-MHz Alpha chip shipped] |- | CNET | 1997-04-02 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-278512.html Digital announces reorg] |- | CNET | 1997-04-14 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-278836.html Digital makes servers available] |- | BYTE.com | 1997-05 | [http://www.byte.com/art/9705/sec5/art3.htm Alpha Arrives at the Desktop] |- | NY Times | 1997-05-14 | [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F02E3D61F39F937A25756C0A961958260 Suit by Digital Says Intel Stole Pentium Design] |- | CNET | 1997-10-06 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-203935.html Intel late to 64-bit computing] |- | CNET | 1997-10-14 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-204174.html AMD hints at partnership with Digital] |- | CNET | 1997-10-21 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-204478.html Intel, Digital settlement could mean 64-bit convergence] |- | CNET | 1997-10-27 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-204660.html Digital has new Alpha, Intel servers] |- | CNET | 1997-10-27 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-204668.html Intel, Digital settle suit] |- | CNET | 1997-10-27 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-204687.html Settlement good for Digital, bad for Alpha] |- | LA Times | 1997-10-28 | [http://articles.latimes.com/1997/oct/28/business/fi-47463 Intel to Buy Chip-Making Operations From Digital] |- | CNET | 1997-10-30 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-204819.html Samsung unveils 700-MHz chip] |- | Business Wire | 1997-11-10 | [http://www.allbusiness.com/electronics/computer-equipment-computer/7058348-1.html Samsung Introduces High Performance ATX Motherboards for the Alpha 21164 Microprocessor] |- | Electronic News | 1997-11-17 | [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EKF/is_n2194_v43/ai_20003303/pg_1 Samsung demonstrates support for Alpha MPU] |- | IT Business | 1997-11-24 | [http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=24158 Samsung gets jump on Intel with latest chip] |- | CNET | 1997-12-08 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-206079.html DEC aims at media content market] |} == 1998 == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! Source ! Date ! Title |- | Computergram International | 1998-01-29 | [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0CGN/is_n3337/ai_20186887 Dec Set To Lose Mitsubishi As Alpha Source] |- | CNET | 1998-02-02 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-207712.html Digital's Alpha to remain fastest chip?] |- | CNET | 1998-03-09 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-208845.html FTC expands Compaq-Digital query] |- | CNET | 1998-04-06 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-209888.html Samsung eyes 1,000-MHz chips] |- | CNET | 1998-04-23 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023_3-210495.html FTC approves Digital-Intel deal] |- | CNET | 1998-06-16 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-212365.html Samsung announces Alpha subsidiary] |- | CNET | 1998-07-23 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-213655.html Alpha chip may reach 1 GHz in '99] |- | The Register | 1998-08-20 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1998/08/20/compaq_kicks_intels_merced_butt/ Compaq kicks Intel's Merced butt while it's down] |- | CNET | 1998-10-12 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-216592.html Compaq headed for high end] |- | CNET | 1998-10-16 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-216810.html Rambus shines in Intel-Micron deal] |- | CNET | 1998-10-19 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-216826.html Compaq rolls out Alpha server] |- | CNET | 1998-11-03 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-217408.html Off-the-shelf supercomputing] |- | CNET | 1998-11-15 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1033_3-216752.html Compaq backs Alpha future] |- | CNET | 1998-11-30 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-218499.html Samsung starts up 600-MHz Alpha] |- | The Register | 1998-11-30 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1998/11/30/samsung_ramps_up_thirdgen_alpha/ Samsung ramps up third-gen. Alpha production] |} == 1999 == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! Source ! Date ! Title |- | The Register | 1999-01-08 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/01/08/compaq_boots_64bit_nt/ Compaq boots 64-bit NT on AlphaServer] |- | The Register | 1999-01-11 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/01/11/compaqamd_alpha_plans_take_linux/ Compaq-AMD Alpha plans take Linux shape] |- | The Register | 1999-01-16 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/01/16/samsunglinux_plans_emerge_as_alpha/ Samsung-Linux plans emerge as Alpha takes shape] |- | The Register | 1999-01-17 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/01/17/compaq_puts_tentative_toe_into/ Compaq puts tentative toe into Alpha water - ouch it's Intel] |- | CNET | 1999-01-27 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-220743.html Computing heavyweights warm to Linux] |- | The Register | 1999-01-28 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/01/28/intels_merced_undercut_by_compaqs/ Intel's Merced undercut by Compaq's Alpha] |- | The Register | 1999-01-29 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/01/29/dell_using_alpha_chip/ Dell using Alpha chip in servers] |- | The Register | 1999-01-31 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/01/31/alpha_pricing_could_cut_intels/ Alpha pricing could cut Intel's throat] |- | CNET | 1999-02-01 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-220954.html Compaq debuts new Alpha workstations] |- | The Register | 1999-02-01 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/02/01/merced_vs_alpha_deal_takes/ Merced vs Alpha deal takes further Compaq twist] |- | The Register | 1999-02-03 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/02/03/compaq_contemplating_128bit_alpha/ Compaq contemplating 128-bit Alpha] |- | The Register | 1999-02-04 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/02/04/pfeiffer_stopped_128bit_alpha_workstations/ Pfeiffer stopped 128-bit Alpha workstations in its tracks] |- | CNET | 1999-02-12 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-252482.html Compaq releases Alpha chip amid brighter prospects] |- | CNET | 1999-02-17 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-221815.html Network Appliance hits expectations] |- | The Register | 1999-03-02 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/03/02/microsoft_to_ship_beta/ Microsoft to ship beta 3 of W2000 on 21 April] |- | The Register | 1999-03-03 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/03/03/alpha_chip_to_clock/ Alpha chip to clock 1.4GHz in copper] |- | The Register | 1999-03-05 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/03/05/highend_alpha_spreads_like_wildfire/ High-end Alpha spreads like Wildfire] |- | The Register | 1999-03-17 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/03/17/compaq_revisiting_merced_strategy/ Compaq re-visiting Merced strategy] |- | CNET | 1999-03-18 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-223253.html Compaq, HP rethink workstations] |- | The Register | 1999-03-21 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/03/21/compaq_breaks_for_border/ Compaq breaks for border with Alpha chip] |- | The Register | 1999-03-21 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/03/21/secret_alpha_system_pix_fall/ Secret Alpha system pix fall to earth] |- | CNET | 1999-03-23 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-223379.html Compaq sees Linux as selling Alpha chips] |- | The Register | 1999-03-24 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/03/24/more_alpha_details_seep/ More Alpha details seep from Compaq sieve] |- | The Register | 1999-03-29 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/03/29/amdcompaq_alpha_plans_draw_closer/ AMD-Compaq Alpha plans draw closer] |- | CNET | 1999-03-30 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-223732.html Compaq expands Linux line] |- | The Register | 1999-03-30 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/03/30/future_of_alpha_chip_revealed/ Future of Alpha chip revealed] |- | The Register | 1999-03-31 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/03/31/alpha_processor_inc_ramps_up/ Alpha Processor Inc ramps up anti-Intel battle] |- | CNET | 1999-04-06 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-223959.html Compaq server debut shows Digital influence] |- | CNET | 1999-04-07 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-224081.html Compaq adds to its Unix stable] |- | The Register | 1999-05-03 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/05/03/ftc_to_appoint_guardian/ FTC to appoint guardian for Alpha] |- | The Register | 1999-05-04 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/05/04/will_compaq_change_direction/ Will Compaq change direction on Alpha?] |- | CNET | 1999-05-10 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-225630.html Compaq's server focused on price, Linux] |- | The Register | 1999-05-23 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/05/23/alpha_ev67_chips_spotted/ Alpha EV67 chips spotted at 800MHz] |- | The Register | 1999-06-07 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/06/07/samsung_could_buy_compaq_out/ Samsung could buy Compaq out of Alpha hole] |- | The Register | 1999-06-08 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/06/08/pfeiffer_positions_alpha_against_merced/ Pfeiffer positions Alpha against Merced] |- | The Register | 1999-06-12 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/06/12/compaq_exec_says_copper_alpha/ Compaq exec says copper Alpha in '99] |- | The Register | 1999-06-17 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/06/17/samsungs_alpha_to_exceed_1ghz/ Samsung's Alpha to exceed 1GHz in year's time] |- | The Register | 1999-06-17 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/06/17/samsung_sets_up_alpha_s/ Samsung sets up Alpha S&M arm] |- | The Register | 1999-06-18 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/06/18/amdalpha_collaboration_firmed_up/ AMD-Alpha collaboration firmed up] |- | The Register | 1999-06-19 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/06/19/slot_b_pix_arrive_as/ Slot B pix arrive as API confirms AMD collaboration] |- | The Register | 1999-06-20 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/06/20/how_compaq_views_intel_roadmap/ How CompaQ views Intel roadmap] |- | CNET | 1999-06-22 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-227510.html Alpha pushes processor to a cool 1 GHz] |- | The Register | 1999-06-27 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/06/27/api_publishes_alpha_slot_b/ API publishes Alpha Slot B benchmarketing] |- | The Register | 1999-07-05 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/07/05/compaq_rejigs_europe/ CompaQ rejigs Europe] |- | The Register | 1999-07-09 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/07/09/stricken_mitsubishi_backs_off/ Stricken Mitsubishi backs off from Alpha] |- | The Register | 1999-07-13 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/07/13/eight_way_amd_k7_chipset/ Eight way AMD K7 chipset on cards] |- | CNET | 1999-07-14 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-228441.html Making supercomputers out of cheap parts] |- | CNET | 1999-07-19 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-228681.html Compaq to ship 667-MHz computers] |- | The Register | 1999-07-21 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/07/21/alpha_chip_fastest_on_planet/ Alpha chip fastest on planet claims Alpha vendor] |- | The Register | 1999-08-05 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/08/05/alpha_coppa_not_a_stonking/ Alpha Coppa not a stonking whoppa] |- | The Register | 1999-08-19 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/08/19/compaq_set_to_fire_alpha/ Compaq set to fire Alpha NT developers] |- | CNET | 1999-08-20 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-230101.html Layoffs at Compaq NT unit just the start] |- | The Register | 1999-08-23 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/08/23/via_may_produce_alpha_chipsets/ Via may produce Alpha chipsets] |- | The Register | 1999-08-23 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/08/23/compaq_alpha_cuts_pull_rug/ Compaq Alpha cuts pull rug from Microsoft's 64-bit NT] |- | LA Times | 1999-08-23 | [http://articles.latimes.com/1999/aug/23/business/fi-2854 Compaq Drops Effort to Tie Alpha Chips to Windows 2000] |- | The Register | 1999-08-24 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/08/24/leaked_pesatori_memo_spells_out/ Leaked Pesatori memo spells out Compaq Win plans] |- | CNET | 1999-08-25 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-230299.html Windows NT and Alpha may be parting ways] |- | The Register | 1999-08-26 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/08/26/leaked_compaq_q_a_shows/ Leaked Compaq Q&A shows level of 64-bit NT Alpha chaos] |- | The Register | 1999-08-26 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/08/26/microsoft_puts_boot_into_64bit/ Microsoft puts boot into 64-bit Alpha] |- | The Register | 1999-09-02 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/09/02/compaq_has_copper_alphas_working/ Compaq has copper Alphas working] |- | The Register | 1999-09-06 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/09/06/1_6ghz_alpha/ 1.6GHz Alpha to be fastest Quake chip on planet] |- | CNET | 1999-09-22 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-249446.html Compaq reverses plans for Unix on Intel chips] |- | The Register | 1999-10-10 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/10/10/amd_cools_on_slotb_but/ AMD cools on Slot-B, but Alpha alliance still strong] |- | The Register | 1999-10-17 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/10/17/alpha_the_chip_that_time/ Alpha: the chip that time forgot?] |- | The Register | 1999-11-10 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/11/10/500_alpha_nt_jobs/ 500 Alpha NT jobs to go at Compaq] |- | The Register | 1999-11-18 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/11/18/big_q_launches_big_alpha/ Big Q launches big Alpha super computer] |- | The Register | 1999-11-22 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/11/22/alpha_processor_to_sashay/ Alpha processor to sashay with chassis] |- | EE Times | 1999-12-07 | [http://www.eetimes.com/news/semi/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=10817579 Samsung races IBM over next-generation Alpha processor] |- | The Register | 1999-12-08 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/12/08/ibm_samsung_square_up/ IBM, Samsung square up for Compaq Alpha contract] |- | EE Times | 1999-12-13 | [http://www.eetimes.com/news/semi/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=10817505 Compaq, Samsung expand Alpha collaboration with investment pledge] |- | The Register | 1999-12-13 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/12/13/compaq_api_announce_alpha_cashplunge/ Compaq, API announce Alpha cash-plunge] |- | LA Times | 1999-12-13 | [http://articles.latimes.com/1999/dec/13/business/fi-43417 Samsung to Produce Compaq’s Alpha Chip in 500-Million Deal] |- | Info World | 1999-12-13 | [http://www.infoworld.com/articles/pi/xml/99/12/13/991213pisamsung.html Compaq, Samsung pump $500 million into Alpha] |- | The Register | 1999-12-13 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/12/13/compaq_avoids_ia64_question/ Compaq avoids IA-64 question in Alpha push] |- | EE Times | 1999-12-17 | [http://www.eetimes.com/news/semi/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=10817401 AMD to play key role in future of Alpha architecture] |- | The Register | 1999-12-21 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/12/21/big_qs_petition_to_ftc/ Big Q's petition to FTC on Alpha might well fail] |- | The Register | 1999-12-23 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/12/23/alpha_reseller_up_in_arms/ Alpha reseller up in arms over API delays] |- | The Register | 1999-12-28 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/12/28/big_q_claims_alpha_thrashes/ Big Q claims Alpha thrashes Itanium-Merced] |- | The Register | 1999-12-28 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/12/28/api_falls_behind_with_slot/ API falls behind with Slot B, UP1000 shipments] |} == 2000 == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! Source ! Date ! Title |- | The Register | 2000-03-01 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/03/01/big_q_compaq_terribly_coy/ Big Q (Compaq) terribly coy about Alpha Wildfire] |- | The Register | 2000-03-26 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/03/26/an_omega_for_alpha/ An Omega for Alpha?] |- | The Register | 2000-03-29 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/03/29/low_cost_alpha_boxes/ Low cost Alpha boxes on way] |- | EE Times | 2000-04-04 | [http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20000404S0054 Samsung preps 1.6-GHz Alpha as Intel, AMD competitor] |- | CNET | 2000-04-05 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-238851.html Linux computer maker aims to tap Alpha chip] |- | The Register | 2000-04-25 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/04/25/microsoft_kicks_compaqs_alpha/ Microsoft kicks Compaq's Alpha in teeth] |- | The Register | 2000-05-15 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/05/15/wildfire_takes_aim_at_intel/ Wildfire takes aim at Intel, Sun, IBM, HP's server pants] |- | CNET | 2000-05-23 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-240918.html Alpha Processor expands from chips to Linux-based systems] |- | The Register | 2000-05-26 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/05/26/samsung_to_codevelop_linux_alpha/ Samsung to co-develop Linux Alpha supercomputer] |- | The Register | 2000-06-23 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/06/23/compaq_to_create/ Compaq to create 0.13 micron Intel killer] |- | The Register | 2000-08-20 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/08/25/64bit_compaq_alpha_tops_1040mhz/ 64-bit Compaq Alpha tops 1040MHz] |- | The Register | 2000-08-27 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/08/27/alpha_strikes_back_against_intel/ Alpha strikes back against Intel] |- | The Register | 2000-09-15 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/09/15/api_messes_up_alpha_mobo/ API messes up Alpha mobo upgrade] |- | CNET | 2000-09-21 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001_3-239325.html Manufacturers compete for share of high-end Unix market] |- | The Register | 2000-10-11 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/10/11/samsung_greases_the_alpha_skids/ Samsung greases the Alpha skids] |- | The Register | 2000-11-06 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/11/06/thin_n_fast_alpha_linux/ Thin 'n' fast Alpha Linux servers coming RSN] |- | Electronics Weekly | 2000-11-07 | [http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2000/11/07/18415/alpha-changes-name-debuts-server-833mhz-processor.htm Alpha Changes Name; Debuts Server, 833MHz Processor] |} == 2001 == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! Source ! Date ! Title |- | The Register | 2001-01-10 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/01/10/compaq_alpha_makes_1ghz_target/ Compaq Alpha makes 1GHz target] |- | The Register | 2001-01-25 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/01/25/amd_drops_ev6_for_hammer/ AMD drops EV6 for Hammer bus] |- | The Register | 2001-02-12 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/02/12/compaq_alphaservers_to_hit_833mhz/ Compaq AlphaServers to hit 833MHz, 1GHz] |- | The Register | 2001-03-02 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/03/02/compaq_alphaserver_wins_tpc_bragging/ Compaq AlphaServer wins TPC Bragging Rights] |- | The Inquirer | 2001-06-22 | [http://www.theinquirer.net/en/inquirer/news/2001/06/22/alpha-up-for-grabs Alpha up for grabs] |- | The Register | 2001-06-25 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/06/25/farewell_then_alpha_hello_compaq/ Farewell then, Alpha - Hello, Compaq the Box Shifter] |- | The Register | 2001-06-25 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/06/25/intel_takes_alpha_from_compaqs/ Intel takes Alpha from Compaq's hands] |- | LA Times | 2001-06-26 | [http://articles.latimes.com/2001/jun/26/business/fi-14745 Compaq to Phase Out Chips Line] |- | The Register | 2001-07-23 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/07/23/tru64_tweaks_come_with_intro/ Tru64 tweaks come with intro of 1GHz Alpha] |- | The Inquirer | 2001-08-06 | [http://www.theinquirer.net/en/inquirer/news/2001/08/06/itanic-will-use-alpha-ev8-smt-features Itanic will use Alpha EV8, SMT features] |- | The Register | 2001-10-06 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/10/16/compaq_on_speed_with_1ghz/ Compaq on speed with 1GHz 64-bit Alpha boxen] |} == 2002 == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! Source ! Date ! Title |- | The Register | 2002-02-23 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/02/22/compaq_pumps_up_alphaserver_4way/ Compaq pumps up AlphaServer 4-way benchmarks] |- | CNET | 2002-02-28 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1006_3-848153.html Promoter of storied Alpha to shut doors] |- | The Register | 2002-05-08 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/05/08/alphacide_yesterday_yamhill_tomorrow_hp/ Alphacide yesterday, Yamhill tomorrow: HP merger architect talks] |- | The Register | 2002-08-06 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/08/06/hp_refreshes_midrange_pa_alpha/ HP refreshes midrange PA, Alpha servers] |- | The Inquirer | 2002-08-07 | [http://www.theinquirer.net/en/inquirer/news/2002/08/07/samsung-revisits-alpha-processor Samsung revisits Alpha processor] |- | The Inquirer | 2002-08-09 | [http://www.theinquirer.net/en/inquirer/news/2002/08/09/microway-says-no-more-samsung-alphas Microway says "no more Samsung Alphas"] |} == 2003 == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! Source ! Date ! Title |- | The Register | 2003-01-21 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/01/21/ev7_alphaservers_unleashed_as_chip1/ EV7 AlphaServers unleashed as chip line heads into sunset] |- | CNET | 2003-04-08 | [http://news.cnet.com/2008-1082_3-995885.html AMD's Opteron aspirations] |- | CNET | 2003-07-02 | [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1006_3-1023146.html Intel gets more key Alpha alums] |- | The Register | 2003-10-20 | [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/10/20/hp_unveils_the_last_big/ HP unveils the last, big Alpha box] |} == 2005 == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! Source ! Date ! Title |- | The Inquirer | 2005-06-30 | [http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/498/1032498/will-the-alpha-chip-stage-a-comeback Will the Alpha Chip Stage a Comeback?] |} == 2008 == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! Source ! Date ! Title |- | The Inquirer | 2008-04-29 | [http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/04/29/intel-upcoming-avx-instructions Intel's upcoming AVX instructions go back to the future] |} ad74b3eacc35a042d0442117cabb6b09ed4d73cc 2 11 111 100 2019-10-12T10:09:11Z Gareth 1 Further links. wikitext text/x-wiki Pages to be manually copied from archived copy of old Alphalinux wiki: == Alpha/Linux Support == [[SRM]] – Emulators – [[Bugs to watch]] – [[TODO List]] – Patches == Hardware == [[Category:CPU CPUs]] – [[Category:Hardware]] – [[Category:Motherboard]] – [[Our Hardware]] == Programming == [[Porting]] – [[Toolchains]] – [[Alpha Assembly]] – [[Byte/Word Extension | BWX]] – [[Motion Video Instructions | MVI]] – [[Floating-Point Instruction Extension | FIX]] – [[Count Instruction Extension | CIX]] – [[Books]] == Community Resources == [[Alpha_Linux_Wiki:Community_Portal#Mailing_Lists|Mailing Lists]] – [[Alpha_Linux_Wiki:Community_Portal#IRC|IRC]] - [[Alpha_Linux_Wiki:Community_Portal#Newsgroups|Newsgroups]] – [[Alpha_Linux_Wiki:Community_Portal#Forums|Forums]] - [[Alpha_Linux_Wiki:Community_Portal#Distributions|Distributions]] – [[Press Coverage]] =Other Pages= [[MILO]] ca34d93d7b85b383fa05de0b0131554ce6a32655 0 43 112 2019-10-12T10:09:58Z Gareth 1 Imported from http://web.archive.org/web/20100713085210/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Alpha_Linux_Wiki:Community_Portal&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki == Distributions == In the past, most major distributions supported the Alpha Architecture, but as time goes on, fewer continue to maintain their ports. === Current === [http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/base/alpha Gentoo] Linux has a maintained Alpha port. An experimental [http://buildsys.zero42.at/ Fedora port] is also available, but it appears dead, being last updated in April 2009. Until Debian Lenny, [http://www.debian.org/ports/alpha/ Debian] maintained an Alpha port. Debian Squeeze will not support Alpha. [http://www.openwall.com/Owl/ Openwall] 2.0 has an Alpha port. The development branch is not built on Alpha. Further support for Alpha is dependent on user feedback. If you use Openwall on Alpha, please provide feedback on the owl-users mailing list. === Unmaintained === Many Linux distributions once supported Alpha, but do not any longer or have been discontinued. The following lists distributions who supported Alpha in the past and the last Alpha-supporting release. * Red Hat 7.2 * AlphaCore 3 * CentOS 4.6 * SuSE 7.1 FreeBSD also discontinued their Alpha port after the 6.x series. == Newsgroups == A few newsgroups exist for Alpha users, namely * [http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.alpha/topics comp.os.linux.alpha] for discussion of running Linux on Alpha * [http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.dec/topics comp.sys.dec] for discussion about DEC Computers * [http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.ports.alpha linux.debian.ports.alpha] for discussion of running Debian on Alpha While not pertaining to Linux or Alpha, hardware information may be found in the [http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.vms/topics comp.sys.vms] and [http://groups.google.com/group/comp.unix.tru64/topics comp.unix.tru64] newsgroups. == Mailing Lists == The main mailing list for Alpha Linux users is the [http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/axp-list axp-list] hosted by Red Hat. Also, [http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/lists.xml Gentoo] and [http://www.debian.org/ports/alpha/links#lists Debian] both have Alpha related lists. The Red Hat list gets the most traffic and isn't geared toward a specific Linux distribution. The Gentoo list has extremely low volume and it entirely for Gentoo related discussion. An Alpha/Linux Kernel mailing list is hosted at vger.kernel.org. To subscribe, send an email to '''majordomo@vger.kernel.org''' with a blank subject line with body '''subscribe linux-alpha'''. Archives are located on [http://marc.info/?l=linux-alpha&r=1&w=2 marc.info]. While not pertaining to Linux, Alpha hardware information may be found in the [http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-alpha/ FreeBSD Alpha], [http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-alpha/ NetBSD Alpha], [http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-alpha&r=1&w=2 OpenBSD Alpha] Mailing Lists. == IRC == A general Alpha discussion channel exists at #alpha on irc.freenode.net. Also, a Gentoo oriented channel exists at #gentoo-alpha, also on Freenode. == Forums == Gentoo has a [http://forums.gentoo.org/viewforum-f-32.html Gentoo on Alternative Architectures] forum. Nekochan.net hosts an [http://forums.nekochan.net/viewforum.php?f=18 HP/DEC/Compaq] forum. dd568e9e63ad2d869c0d97505e51072c70cf11b6 0 8 113 69 2019-10-12T10:59:04Z Gareth 1 Mention the recovery of the old wiki. wikitext text/x-wiki The original content from the alphalinux.org website is available. ==Static content now posted on GitHub== Peter Petrakis has very kindly uploaded the contents of the original alphalinux.org website to GitHub. Thanks also to Rich Payne. You can choose between browsing files on the Github [https://github.com/alphalinux alphalinux project website], or getting a copy of the entire original site using "git clone". ===Content categories=== {| class="wikitable" !Description !Github web !Git clone command |- |alphalinux.org site archive |[https://github.com/alphalinux/web web] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/web</code> |- |Archive of alphalinux mailing lists including the axp-list |[https://github.com/alphalinux/lists lists] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/lists</code> |- |SRM firmware archive |[https://github.com/alphalinux/firmware firmware] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/firmware</code> |- |} ===Commands to clone all content=== $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/web $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/lists $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/firmware ==OpenOffice== The OpenOffice 1.0.2 build for Alpha architecture file ([[media:OpenOffice1.0.2.Alpha.tar.bz2|OpenOffice1.0.2.Alpha.tar.bz2]]) was too large to be uploaded to Github so can be downloaded separately. Note: This file has not been tested. The original mailing list post relating to this build may be [http://www.redhat.com/archives/axp-list/2003-September/msg00009.html this one]. ==The Original Wiki== There was an Alphalinux wiki before this one, but it was lost before the current website maintainer took over. However, copies of a lot of its contents were archived by the non-profit organisation [http://archive.org Internet Archive]. The most recent working copy of the original wiki index page appears to be [http://web.archive.org/web/20130411042505/http://alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page this one]. (Any readers who find this useful may like to consider making a financial donation to the Internet Archive to support its work. Note that the author of this page is not affiliated to the Internet Archive.) Work is being done to recreate the content of the old wiki on this new wiki site by copying the content from archive.org. This is helped because archive.org has also recorded the wiki markup language for most pages which can be seen by clicking the "View Source" tab on the archived wiki pages. However, large image files may not have been saved. ==Archive.org site== You can also still view the old www.alphalinux.org website (all of it, including some of the wiki content) using archive.org. The last copy of the old site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10th Sep 2014]. 9cb5849398fdb589d2a8a80a14da49a553f2d7db 116 113 2019-10-12T11:39:49Z Gareth 1 Link to recreated main page. wikitext text/x-wiki The original content from the alphalinux.org website is available. ==Static content now posted on GitHub== Peter Petrakis has very kindly uploaded the contents of the original alphalinux.org website to GitHub. Thanks also to Rich Payne. You can choose between browsing files on the Github [https://github.com/alphalinux alphalinux project website], or getting a copy of the entire original site using "git clone". ===Content categories=== {| class="wikitable" !Description !Github web !Git clone command |- |alphalinux.org site archive |[https://github.com/alphalinux/web web] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/web</code> |- |Archive of alphalinux mailing lists including the axp-list |[https://github.com/alphalinux/lists lists] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/lists</code> |- |SRM firmware archive |[https://github.com/alphalinux/firmware firmware] |<code>git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/firmware</code> |- |} ===Commands to clone all content=== $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/web $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/lists $ git clone git://github.com/alphalinux/firmware ==OpenOffice== The OpenOffice 1.0.2 build for Alpha architecture file ([[media:OpenOffice1.0.2.Alpha.tar.bz2|OpenOffice1.0.2.Alpha.tar.bz2]]) was too large to be uploaded to Github so can be downloaded separately. Note: This file has not been tested. The original mailing list post relating to this build may be [http://www.redhat.com/archives/axp-list/2003-September/msg00009.html this one]. ==The Original Wiki== Some content from the original wiki has been recreated on this wiki. See the recreated [[Original Wiki Main Page]], which was named "Main Page" on the original wiki. All other original wiki pages names have been kept the same. The original wiki existed before this one, but it was lost before the current website maintainer took over. However, copies of a lot of its contents were archived by the non-profit organisation [http://archive.org Internet Archive]. The most recent working copy of the original wiki index page appears to be [http://web.archive.org/web/20130411042505/http://alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page this one]. (Any readers who find this useful may like to consider making a financial donation to the Internet Archive to support its work. Note that the author of this page is not affiliated to the Internet Archive.) The work to manually recreate the content of the old wiki by manually copying the content from archive.org is helped because archive.org has also recorded the wiki markup language for most pages which can be seen by clicking the "View Source" tab on the archived wiki pages. However, large image files may not have been saved. ==Archive.org site== You can also still view the old www.alphalinux.org website (all of it, including some of the wiki content) using archive.org. The last copy of the old site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10th Sep 2014]. 9147c5ce334677b54e18f9c053c9a61cff1877e9 0 44 115 2019-10-12T11:31:01Z Gareth 1 Imported (but under different name) from http://web.archive.org/web/20100713064825/http://www.alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page&action=edit wikitext text/x-wiki __NOEDITSECTION__ <big>'''Welcome to the Alpha/Linux Wiki'''</big> Alpha/Linux is a port of [[Wikipedia:Linux|Linux]] to the [[Wikipedia:DEC_Alpha|Alpha architecture]]. {| style="width:100%;" |- | <div style="background:#dc9d33;border:1px solid #000;padding:1em;padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em; color:black;"> <big>'''Alpha/Linux Support'''</big> <br/> [[SRM]] &ndash; [[Emulators]] &ndash; [[Bugs to watch]] &ndash; [[TODO List]] &ndash; [[Patches]] <big>'''Hardware'''</big> <br/> [[:Category:CPU|CPUs]] &ndash; [[:Category:Hardware|Hardware]] &ndash; [[:Category:Motherboard|Motherboards]] <big>'''Programming'''</big> <br/> [[Porting]] &ndash; [[Toolchains]] &ndash; [[Alpha Assembly]] &ndash; [[Byte/Word Extension|BWX]] &ndash; [[Motion Video Instructions|MVI]] &ndash; [[Floating-Point Instruction Extension|FIX]] &ndash; [[Count Instruction Extension|CIX]] &ndash; [[Books]] <big>'''Community Resources'''</big> <br/> [[Alpha_Linux_Wiki:Community_Portal#Mailing_Lists|Mailing Lists]] &ndash; [[Alpha_Linux_Wiki:Community_Portal#IRC|IRC]] &ndash; [[Alpha_Linux_Wiki:Community_Portal#Newsgroups|Newsgroups]] &ndash; [[Alpha_Linux_Wiki:Community_Portal#Forums|Forums]] &ndash; [[Alpha_Linux_Wiki:Community_Portal#Distributions|Distributions]] &ndash; [[Press Coverage]] </div> |} == News == {{:Alpha_Linux_Wiki:Current_events}} c7f2cbe20356ecef90c5ea23933ca61642b4bcbc 0 1 117 74 2019-10-12T11:51:48Z Gareth 1 Rewording this section. wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of GNU/Linux to the Alpha architecture. GNU/Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[7 Oct 2018] This website is now hosted on a server running the ARM architecture (aarch64), using low carbon footprint electricity.</strong> The cloud provider hosting this server is based in France, where the electricity comes mostly from non-fossil fuel sources. This helps to minimise the carbon footprint of this website. ARM aarch64 is an interesting alternative architecture to x86_64 with its own Linux port, just like Alpha. [[News | Show all previous news stories]] == What happened to the files previously on www.alphalinux.org? == You're in luck! See [[Former alphalinux.org content]] for how you can download your own copy of the entire contents of the previous website, or whatever files you were looking for. The www.alphalinux.org website was relaunched on a new platform (as of May 2015) and most web links from before then will now be broken. However, work is being done to reconstruct the content on this website. == Linux distributions and other operating systems for Alpha == There are many Linux distributions and other operating systems for the Alpha architecture, some of which are actively maintained and some no longer supported. See the [[List of operating systems for Alpha]]. == Using Alpha today == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [[SCSI2SD]] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The [[SCSI2SD]] card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoids questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Alpha History == The Alpha processor was developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). DEC was later bought by Compaq, which then merged with HP. Alpha always had a reputation for excellent performance and could run many different operating systems. [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Thanks go to == <ul> <li>Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis for providing copies of the original alphalinux.org content.</li> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling the author a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> </ul> 759e398163aedc405afe219bdf1b96284ddb8770 119 117 2020-05-25T09:10:45Z Gareth 1 Post the latest news story. wikitext text/x-wiki This website is about the port of GNU/Linux to the Alpha architecture. GNU/Linux is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. == News == <strong>[24 May 2020] Coming soon: A trove of alphalinux.org wiki content dated from 7 May 2012 has been discovered on the Archive.org website.</strong> The content will be gradually added to this wiki to restore it to its former glory. Archive.org is a great free resource for internet users and is a very worthy cause for charitable donations for those who can afford to do so. The server hosting this website has also been migrated to an x86_64 after the cloud provider discontinued the ARM aarch64 service, but is still using electricity from low carbon footprint sources. [[News | Show all previous news stories]] == What happened to the files previously on www.alphalinux.org? == You're (mostly) in luck! See [[Former alphalinux.org content]] for how you can download your own copy of the non-wiki contents of the previous website, or whatever files you were looking for. Some or maybe all of the contents of the original wiki have been found on archive.org and are in the process of being restored to this site. The www.alphalinux.org website was relaunched on a new platform (as of May 2015) and most web links from before then will now be broken. However, work is being done to reconstruct the content on this website. == Linux distributions and other operating systems for Alpha == There are many Linux distributions and other operating systems for the Alpha architecture, some of which are actively maintained and some no longer supported. See the [[List of operating systems for Alpha]]. == Using Alpha today == === SCSI hard disk emulator for retro computing === As Alpha is effectively retro computing, it joins many other older computers that require increasingly rare SCSI hard disks. The [[SCSI2SD]] card connects to a 50-pin SCSI bus and emulates a hard disk using storage on an SD memory card. This has been tested by the author on a Compaq XP-1000 Professional Workstation. The [[SCSI2SD]] card is seen as a bootable device in the SRM, which enables it to be used to load the Debian Linux kernel. The kernel can then load the rest of the OS from any other device in the machine that it has a driver for, in this case an IDE disk attached to a Promise IDE controller in a PCI slot. By only using it to load the kernel this avoids questions on whether the SD card has sufficient performance for a regular filesystem. === Buy one === <ul> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK have Alpha hardware available for sale (as of October 2014).</li> </ul> === Alpha Emulators === <ul> <li>[http://emuvm.com/ EmuVM] - available free for non-commercial use. (Not tested by the author.)</li> </ul> == Alpha History == The Alpha processor was developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). DEC was later bought by Compaq, which then merged with HP. Alpha always had a reputation for excellent performance and could run many different operating systems. [http://alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/index.html Alpha: The History in Facts and Comments] === Supercomputers === In its day, Alpha-powered supercomputers were some of the most powerful in the world. For example: <ul> <li>The [http://www.top500.org/list/2002/11/ Top 500 List for November 2002] shows Alpha supercomputers in places 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the world.</li> <li>[http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/valhal.html Valhal] - the CAMP Compaq-Alpha supercomputer. (Beowulf cluster.)</li> <li>Cray T3E</li> <li>There has even been some [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000920 fan fiction].</li> </ul> == Thanks go to == <ul> <li>Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis for providing copies of the original alphalinux.org content.</li> <li>[http://www.icc4it.co.uk/ ICC] in the UK for selling the author a good-as-new Compaq XP1000 Professional Workstation (October 2014). Check them out if you want to buy Alpha hardware.</li> <li>[https://archive.org/web/ Internet Archive] for keeping copies of the old alphalinux.org website.</li> </ul> 126ec3e59862dffcab98ec0ae9504f81fb7a7cb0 0 10 118 73 2020-05-25T09:05:22Z Gareth 1 Latest update. wikitext text/x-wiki ==[24 May 2020] Coming soon: A trove of alphalinux.org wiki content dated from 7 May 2012 has been discovered on the Archive.org website.== The content will be gradually added to this wiki to restore it to its former glory. Archive.org is a great free resource for internet users and is a very worthy cause for charitable donations for those who can afford to do so. The server hosting this website has also been migrated to an x86_64 after the cloud provider discontinued the ARM aarch64 service, but is still using electricity from low carbon footprint sources. ==[7 Oct 2018] This website is now hosted on a server running the ARM architecture (aarch64), using low carbon footprint electricity.== The cloud provider hosting this server is based in France, where the electricity comes mostly from non-fossil fuel sources. This helps to minimise the carbon footprint of this website. ARM aarch64 is an interesting alternative architecture to x86_64 with its own Linux port, just like Alpha. ==[29 Sep 2015] This website is now hosted by Advania in Iceland, using energy that really is renewable.== The [http://www.advania.com/ Advania] cloud service is powered by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_Iceland#Production Iceland's electricity], which is produced almost entirely from hydroelectric and geothermal sources. Before moving to Advania this wiki was hosted at Greenqloud, also in Iceland. ==[31 May 2015] www.alphalinux.org website is back== The website www.alphalinux.org is now up and running again, but any web links to content will need to be updated. Enthusiasts can now access content using this well-known domain. Special thanks to Rich Payne and Marta Greenberg. ==[22 Feb 2015] Content from alphalinux.org is now available== Alphalinux.org website content is back! A big thank you to Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis who have very kindly worked to make the content available on GitHub. Information on how to access it is on the [[Former alphalinux.org content]] page. This allows Alpha enthusiasts to download their own copy of the entire site using "git clone". ==[10 Dec 2014] New alphalinux.net website launched== The AlphaLinux.net website is intended to provide resources for Alpha processor operating systems; in particular Linux on Alpha. The content is under development, but there are plans to include content formerly hosted at www.alphalinux.org. There are many good reasons for keeping Alpha content available, whether or not the Alpha architecture is a primary platform for running Linux nowadays: <ul> <li>Alpha hardware is still run by real organisations doing real work. It is still supported hardware for users running OpenVMS.</li> <li>We wouldn't throw away data about our favourite 8-bit home microcomputers, even though they are now used only by hobbyists, so why should we throw away information about Alpha?</li> <li>Retro computing - it's a bit like owning a classic car but is cheaper (normally) and takes up less space!</li> </ul> You can still view the old alphalinux.org site using archive.org. The last copy of the site was on [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910110843/http://www.alphalinux.org/ 10 Sep 2014]. I hope to make copies of the downloadable content. 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